Ecology of Meromictic Lakes of Russia. 1. Coastal Marine Waterbodies

Abstract

Based on the analysis of scientific literature for the period from the end of the XIX century to the present, as well as the author’s own research, the information about meromictic waterbodies in Russia has been collected. The list includes 54 water bodies: 31 coastal water bodies of marine origin and 22 inland waterbodies, as well as the Black Sea, the world largest meromictic waterbody. An overview of the main ecological features of the most numerous category of Russian meromictic waterbodies, the coastal waterbodies of marine origin, is presented.

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