title: STATUS OF THE MACROZOOBENTHOS IN THE NORTHEASTERN BLACK SEA BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE BENTHIC SURVEY IN 2019
abstract: In the species composition of the Northeastern Black Sea between the Kerch Strait and Sochi area, 93 species of bottom animals have been recorded. Species density ranged from 8 to 33 and, on average, was equal to 18.1±2.3 species/0.3 m2 . Zoobenthos abundance varied from 80 to 713 and was 352±53 ind./m2 , on average. Its biomass fell within the range from 1 to 341 and was 99±26 ind./m2 , on average. Polychaetes showed the highest species richness. Their share out of the total species richness of