Adaptability and vulnerability of zooplankton species in the adjacent regions of the Black and Marmara Seas.
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Abstract
During 2005–2008 species composition, abundance patterns, natural mortality rates and salinity effects on
zooplankton were studied in the Bosphorus regions of the Black and Marmara Seas. The tendencies to
diminish for abundance and biomass of the Black Sea originated zooplankton species and to increase for the
proportion of their carcasses in the direction from the Black Sea toward the Marmara Sea were found. The
mortality in the Black Sea species increased with depth in the Marmara Sea. The contribution of organic
matter of carcasses of the Black Sea originated organisms to bacterial processes in the deep strata of the
Marmara Sea was estimated. Different salinity and temperature regimes restrict mutual penetration of the
species in these seas