title: ECOSYSTEMS STATE OF EASTERN AND WESTERN BASINS OF SAKSKOE LAKE (CRIMEAN REPUBLIC)
abstract: Sakskoe Lake is the most thoroughly studied water body in Crimea. Its therapeutic mud and brine are exploited by balneological treatment methods. During the two centuries, when the lake was used by humans, it was subdivided into seven water bodies by dams, with two of these bodies (Eastern and Western) being now utilized for medical purposes, and the other five being protective. The Eastern (currently exploited) basin is now used to produce therapeutic mud and brine. The bottoms of the saline ba
journal: Scientific Notes of V I Vernadsky Crimean Federal University Biology Chemistry