black sea red data book - Department of Biology

Habitat type, Critical habitats, Limiting factors. A bottom-dwelling species
inhabiting the mud sands at different depths of the river limans. Found at a salinity
0.56-1.51 ppt.
Biology. Polycyclic during the warm season of the year. Limiting factors include
strong seasonal salinity oscillations and a very narrow area of distribution.
Population trends. A Decline of the population numbers by up to 50-60% during
the last 10-12 years.
Threats. Pollution of the river limans and eutrophication causing hypoxia of bottom
water.
Conservation measures taken. None.
Conservation measures proposed. Include in Black Sea Red Data Book. Reduce
pollution in the Dniestr basin.
References
Monchenko, V. I., 1977. Smirnoviella reducta gen. et sp. n. (Crutasera, Copepoda)
from Dniester river liman (Black Sea basin). Zool. Zh. 56: 1402-1406 (in Russian
with English Abstract).
Monchenko, V. I., 1982. The genus Smirnoviella (Crutasera, Cyclopidae) in the
Caspian Sea with the description of a new species. Vestnik Zool. 16: 12-15 (in Russian
with English Abstract).
Compiled by V. Monchenko.
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