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Organic matter of the Kiziltashskie Limans

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Data on biochemical ecosystem monitoring of Kiziltashskie Limans are given. The limans are the only natural water bodies in the Russian Black Sea where pascual breeding of very valuable commercial fish is implemented. The presented concentrations of dissolved and particulate organic matter are 2–5 times greater than the values typical of the coastal zone of the Black Sea (from 7.9 to 27.7 mg/L and from 0.3 to 1.5 mg/L, respectively). The main biochemical component of the dissolved organic matter is carbohydrates, and that of particulate matter is protein. The share of particulate organic matter in the Kiziltashskie Limans never exceeds 7%. The elemental (C, N, P) and biochemical composition of organic matter is studied (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids). The rates of enzymatic reactions vary from season to season. Thus, processes of hydrolytic splitting of phosphor-organic compounds during primary production are very intensive in the spring, while processes of organic matter oxidation, catalyzed by enzymes of electron-transport system, are intensive in the summer.

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    A. I. Agatova, N. V. Arzhanova, N. M. Zozulya, N. M. Lapina, N. I. Torgunova & Yu. A. Golovina

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Original Russian Text © A.I. Agatova, N.V. Arzhanova, N.M. Zozulya, N.M. Lapina, N.I. Torgunova, Yu.A. Golovina, 2014, published in Vodnye Resursy, 2014, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 60–73.

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Agatova, A.I., Arzhanova, N.V., Zozulya, N.M. et al. Organic matter of the Kiziltashskie Limans. Water Resour 41, 65–77 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807814010035

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