The Tendency of an Increase in the Abundance of Macrozoobenthos Species in Sevastopol Bay (Black Sea)
Journal: Inland Water Biology
Year: 2023

In Sevastopol Bay, a decrease in the number of species and the disappearance of some zoobenthos communities was recorded back in the 1920–1930s and persisted until the 1960–1990s. Only five species of macrozoobenthos were the most resistant to high anthropogenic load and eutrophication in those years. The relative recovery of the species composition and the improvement of benthic biological parameters have been observed in the bay since the beginning of the 21st century. The zoobenthos was reple