TY - JOUR ID - 4728 TI - Seasonal dynamics and quantity distribution of zoobenthos in the north-west part of the South Caspian Sea JO - Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences JA - CJES LA - en SN - 1735-3033 AU - Mirzoev, G.S. AD - Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), Baku, Azerbaijan Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 19 IS - 2 SP - 201 EP - 210 KW - The South Caspian Sea KW - zoobenthos KW - Biomass KW - number KW - Distribution DO - 10.22124/cjes.2021.4728 N2 - The article is devoted to the study of seasonal dynamics and quantity of the zoobenthos distribution in the north-west part of the South Caspian Sea. During the research covering the period from 2009 until 2010, 59 macrobenthos organisms belonging to the ten systemic groups were identified. Maximum quantity of species was identified in spring and summer (31 - 59 species), while minimum in autumn (24 - 42 species). Maximum development of organisms was identified in summer (146.27 g m-2), while minimum in autumn (77.12 g m-2). The key role in the benthos biomass formation belonged to shellfish, comprising 67.7 to 69.1% of total benthos biomass UR - https://cjes.guilan.ac.ir/article_4728.html L1 - https://cjes.guilan.ac.ir/article_4728_233365ca54a311763d7c3bbce132ddd9.pdf ER -