black sea red data book - Department of Biology

Biology. A sedentary species; spawns up to 4,000 eggs; planktonic zoea and
megalope; eats carrion and even shells.
Population trends. Abundant on the Romanian Black Sea littoral in the past, still
frequent up to 1980; a small number of individuals were found on the southern littoral
zone in 1980-1993 (in 1993 - 40 ind.m" 2
in the superior infralittoral of Eforie, North -
Mangalia zone).
Threats. Coastal pollution and hydrotechnical works.
Conservation measures taken. Included in the Red Data Book of Ukraine, 1994.
Conservation measures proposed. Artificial reef building, to increase biofiltration
and reduce turbidity.
References
Bacescu, M., 1954. The influence of the severe winter of 1954 on the Black Sea
ecosystem and fisheries.( in Romanian) Bull. Ins. Cercet. P.S.C. 4: 5-12.
Bacescu M., E. Dumitrescu, A. Marcus, G. Palladian & R. Mayer, 1963. Données
quantitatives sur la faune pétricole de la Mer Noire à Agigea (secteur Roumain) dans
les conditions spéciales de l'année 1961. Trav. Mus. Hist. nat. G. Antipa 4: 131-153.
Bacescu, M., 1967. Fauna R. S. Romania (DECAPODA) 4 (9): 7-335.
Bacescu M., G. I. Muller & M. T. Gomoiu, 1971. Ecologie marina 4: 7-274.
Borcea, I., 1926 - Note sur quelques crabes de rivage du littoral Roumain. Ann. Sci.
Univ. Jassy 14:140.
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