Characteristics of planktonic community of ciliates from the Azov Sea

Shlyakhova, N.A.

Characteristics of planktonic community of ciliates from the Azov Sea

2013

Shlyakhova, N.A.

Taxonomic composition: shell-less brackishwater oligotrichidaes are predominant. The size of ciliates of the Azov Sea ranges from 10 to 200 micron. Small organisms dominate in the Taganrog Bay, in the sea proper the larger ciliates occur more often; the portion of large organisms increases towards autumn, though the portion of small-sized infusoria has grown last years. The annual values of the plankton abundance and biomass amount to 6.7 mln ind./ m 3 and 216 mg/m 3 in the Taganrog Bay and to 4.7 mln ind./m 3 and 237 mg/m 3 in the sea proper.

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