A DECADE OF OBSERVATIONS OF INTERTIDAL BENTHIC COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA OF VITINO SPECIALIZED MARINE PORT, NORTHERN PART OF KANDALAKSHA BAY, WHITE SEA: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES

摘要

Explorations of intertidal benthos in the area of Vitino Specialized Marine Port using usual hydrobiological methods have been carried out for more than ten years. Studies on the structure of intertidal communities by means of various statistics allow for a quasi-cyclic dynamics of their biomass to be revealed. The dynamics of the main features of an intertidal blue mussel bed at one of the sampling sites is demonstrated.