title: Влияние дноочистительных работ на экологическое состояние портовых акваторий
abstract: Investigation of macrozoobenthos communities after bottom cleaning works in the piers area in Sevastopol Bay was fulfilled. Mean values of quantitative characteristics and species richness of benthic communities in the piers area is slightly higher compared to the control stations (the differences are not significant). In general, the recovery of macrozoobenthos communities in the area of bottom cleaning were noted. The influence of bottom cleanup on the adjacent waters in the piers area were no