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In MPs aquatories ecosystems, the water mass is not only an environment in which the transport ways (waterways) for ships are built but also the biggest (by volume) and most dynamic biotope. The water column connects the main subsystems of ports ecosystems (pelagial, benthal and periphytal zones) and creates similar living conditions for the ecosystems’ biotic components of MPs. The water volume in the Black Sea ports reaches dozens of million cubic metres and the thickness of the water layer can be 20 m and more.
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Vinogradov, A.K., Bogatova, Y.I., Synegub, I.A. (2018). Pelagic Zone Subsystem of the Marine Ports Aquatories. In: Ecology of Marine Ports of the Black and Azov Sea Basin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63062-5_2
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