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Vol. 15 (2012 year), No. 4

Afoncheva S.A., Malavenda S.S., Kravets P.P.
Distribution of benthic communities in the littoral zone of the Kola Bay

The research of seasonal changes of abundance, biomass, characteristics of species diversity has been carried out in the intertidal zone of the Kola Bay. Seasonal dynamics of benthic communities corresponds to life cycles of littoral animals, biomass and abundance are maximum in the spring-summer period. Species diversity is determined by the littoral substratum and its heterogeneity. Species diversity is minimum in the southern part of the Kola Bay.

(in Russian, стр.5, fig. 3, tables. 4, ref 4, Adobe PDF, Adobe PDF 0 Kb)