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The paper examines how various factors affect the intensity of photosynthesis and oxidation reaction in the north-western part of the Black Sea. In the course of the evolution of the basin, natural aspects were widely changing; therefore their role is evaluated by the content of organic matter and diatoms in the bottom sediments. The influence of anthropogenic factors is determined by the current tendencies in the variation of physico-chemical and biological characteristics of the basin. The main factor upsetting steady functioning of the north-western Black Sea ecosystem is the large biogenic influx to the sea. The possible changing of the ecosystem during the nearest few decades is assessed.
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Boguslavsky, S.G., Zhorov, V.A., Sovga, E.E. et al. Peculiarities of oceanographic processes in the north-western Black Sea. Phys. Oceanogr. 9, 347–352 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02522730
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02522730