scholarly journals Seaweeds of Protected Area of Kandalaksha Bay - the Continuity Phytocenosis Guarantor

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galina Shklyarevich ◽  
Elena Shoshina
Keyword(s):  
White Sea ◽  
Small Rivers ◽  
Biogenic Elements ◽  
Coastal Zones ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Intertidal Zones ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay ◽  
Coastal Marine ◽  
State Nature Reserve ◽  
Favorable Conditions

Ecosystems of the northern seas are highly productive and highly vulnerable requiring continued preservation of the shallow coastal marine zones. Research was conducted in the protected portions of the Kandalaksha Bay Kandalaksha State Nature Reserve of the White Sea. Here there are large shallow water areas among many large and small islands. These areas are characterized by having extensive coastlines with different types of intertidal zones. The highly varied nature of the coastal zones, with the unique conditions found in the different bays, creates peculiar regional and local hydrodynamic conditions. The abundant large and small rivers flowing into these areas provide a continuous flow of biogenic elements. These nutrients when combined with the steady flow of sedimentary material (as substratum for seaweeds) create favorable conditions for development of a variety of marine phytocenosis. Seaweeds of the protected reserve water of the Kandalaksha Bay may be the guarantor of phytocenosis continuity of the White Sea.

Vegetation of the red algal belt of the White Sea (European Arctic, Russia)

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-65
Author(s):  
T. A. Mikhaylova
Keyword(s):  
White Sea ◽  
Algal Species ◽  
Lower Boundary ◽  
Depth Range ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay ◽  
Onega Bay ◽  
Red Algal ◽  
Taxonomic Groups ◽  
Favorable Conditions

In 2016–2018, during the summer period, the first detail studies of the red algal belt of the White Sea were carried out time with SCUBA diving at the Chupa Inlet, near the Cape Kartesh, and at the Kolvitsa Inlet (the Kandalaksha Bay), in the vicinity of Sonostrov Island (the White Sea Basin) and Bolshoy Zhuzhmuy Island (the Onega Bay). The upper boundary of the red algal belt lies at a depth of about 7 m, and the lower boundary, at a depth of about 20 m. In the White Sea, the algae distribution in the lower part of the photic zone depends on the geomorphological structure of the bottom and on the composition of the accompanying sedentary fauna, so the lower boundary may vary in the depth range from 14 down to 23 m. In total, 87 species of algae belonging to the three large taxonomic groups have been registered: Chlorophyta (13), Phaeophyceae (33), and Rhodophyta (41). Significant richness of the species composition, vertical zoning, and a variety of phytocoenoses of the red algal belt in different parts of the White Sea have been found. Phytocoenoses of the red algal belt refer to three associations: ass. Odonthalia dentata(–Pseudolithoderma extensum), ass. Phycodrys rubens+Coccotylus truncatus(–Pseudolithoderma extensum), and ass. Lithothamnion glaciale. Nineteen species of macrophytes were the most common and characteristic representatives of the red algal belt, including thirteen species of red algae, four species of brown algae, and two species of green algae. It has been found that abundant and characteristic species of the red algal belt have an additional edificatory function in the studied phytocoenoses, being the consorts that carry rich epiflora and form favorable conditions for increasing the species diversity of algae in the lower phytal zone. The observed rapid shrinkage of the depth range of the kelp and red algal belts, as well as the changes in the vertical distribution of some other algal species in the White Sea, require specific attention concerning altering of their habitat conditions.

Hydrological and hydrochemical research of the mouths of the small rivers flowing to the White sea in the winter low water season of 2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 1089-1092
Author(s):  
I. V. Miskevich ◽  
A. V. Leshchev ◽  
D. S. Moseev ◽  
A. S. Lokhov
Keyword(s):  
White Sea ◽  
Small Rivers ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Hydrochemical Parameters ◽  
Catchment Basin ◽  
Onega Bay ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Tidal Estuaries ◽  
Hydrochemical Studies ◽  
River Mouths

In the winter low water season in March and the first week of April 2019, complex hydrological and hydrochemical studies were carried out at the mouths of two small rivers of the White Sea catchment basin (the Mudyuga river, which flows into the Dvina Bay, and the Tamitsa river, which flows into the Onega Bay). The results indicate significant differences in the short-period variability of hydrological and hydrochemical parameters in the winter in the studied river mouths compared with the characteristics observed in the tidal estuaries of large and medium rivers, as well as in the mouths of small rivers of the southern seas.

scholarly journals Features of the Species and Spatial Structure of Macrobenthos in the Green Cape Lagoon (Kandalaksha Bay, White Sea)

2020 ◽  
pp. 228-240
Author(s):  
A. P. Stolyarov ◽  
M. V. Mardashova
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Oxygen Deficiency ◽  
Macoma Balthica ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Invertebrate Species ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay ◽  
Carbon Load

Features of the species and spatial structure of macrobenthic sublittoral communities in a lagoon ecosystem on the Green Cape (the White Sea) were studied. 31 invertebrate species and 3 species of sea grasses and algae (Zostera marina, Cladophora sericea, and Fucus vesiculosus) were found in the sublittoral of the surveyed lagoon. The data on the species composition, diversity and spatial structure of macrobenthos communities indicate the predominance of littoral brackish-water and marine euryhaline macrobenthos species (Hydrobia ulvae, Tubificoides benedii, Chironomus salinarius, and Macoma balthica) in the coastal region of the lagoon, marine euryhaline littoral and sublittoral species (mainly polychaetes Heteromastus filiformis, Polydora ciliata, and Capitella capitata) in the central deeper region, and marine sublittoral less euryhaline species (Pontoporeia femorata, Anonyx nugans, Nereimyra punctata, Terebellides stroemi, Astarte montagui, Micronephthys minuta, and Atylus carinatus) at the exit from the lagoon. The ecosystem of the Green Cape lagoon belongs to lagoons significantly fenced off from the sea with depleted specific fauna (many littoral species) and largely influenced by carbon load and salinity. The reduced connection of the lagoon with the sea due to the continued rise of the White Sea coast (4 mm per year in this area) will contribute to a decrease in the species diversity and the predominance of few small eurytopic invertebrate species resistant to organic load, oxygen deficiency, and desalination.

Characteristics of gas-saturated deposits of the Kandalaksha bay, the White Sea, according to the seismic-acoustic and litho-geochemical studies

2019 ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
M. Yu. Tokarev ◽  
E. N. Poludetkina ◽  
A. V. Starovoytov ◽  
A. S. Pirogova ◽  
S. R. Korost ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Sedimentary Sequence ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Glacial Sediments ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay ◽  
Maximal Thickness ◽  
Kandalaksha Gulf ◽  
Geochemical Studies

The article discusses the results of complex geological, geophysical and geochemical studies of gas-saturated sediments within the Kandalaksha gulf, the White Sea. As a part of the marine study detailed seismoacoustic studies were conducted, resulting in the geometry of the seabed, the distribution of geological peculiarities of the sedimentary sequence, including the zones of focused unloading of hydrocarbon fluids. It is shown that assemblages of the «gas caps» are confined to the zones of maximal thickness of post-glacial sediments. The composition of the organic matter in the sediments and the gas phase has been studied in detail.

Hydrological and Hydrochemical Research of the Mouths of the Small Rivers Flowing to the White Sea in the Winter Low-Water Season of 2019

Oceanology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 992-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. V. Miskevich ◽  
A. V. Leshchev ◽  
D. S. Moseev ◽  
A. S. Lokhov
Keyword(s):  
White Sea ◽  
Small Rivers ◽  
The White Sea

Harpacticoida taxocen diversity in the silty-sandy littoral zone of Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea

Oceanology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 492-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. S. Chertoprud ◽  
M. V. Chertoprud ◽  
D. V. Kondar ◽  
P. N. Kornev ◽  
A. A. Udalov
Keyword(s):  
Littoral Zone ◽  
White Sea ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay

scholarly journals Mercury in the water of small rivers of the Onega Bay basin of the White Sea

2019 ◽  
Vol 487 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-96
Author(s):  
Yu. A. Fedorov ◽  
A. E. Ovsepyan ◽  
V. A. Savitskiy ◽  
A. A. Zimovets ◽  
I. V. Dotsenko
Keyword(s):  
Anthropogenic Impact ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Small Rivers ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Onega Bay ◽  
The One ◽  
Dissolved Mercury ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hydrological Phases

The results of the expeditionary studies of the mercury behavior in the water of small rivers of the Onega Bay basin of the White Sea are presented. Priority forms of mercury migration have been identified and the forms of its location along the trunk of the Kyanda River have been calculated. The relationship between the content of various forms of mercury on the one hand and salinity, pH, Eh waters on the other has been analyzed. The influence of hydrological phases on the transformation of inorganic forms of mercury has been revealed. Differences in the levels of content of dissolved mercury and its connection with the salinity in the extuar areas of the marginal filters of the Subarctic rivers in natural conditions and the environment of anthropogenic impact were established.

scholarly journals Age and growth of European flounder from the Chupa Inlet (Kandalaksha Bay, the White Sea)

2019 ◽  
Vol 323 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.N. Yershov ◽  
A.A. Matvienko ◽  
D.A. Aristov
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Age Structure ◽  
White Sea ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay ◽  
Onega Bay ◽  
European Flounder ◽  
Males And Females

We studied age structure, growth and distribution of European flounder Platichthys flesus at the sea in Chupa Inlet (Kandalaksha Bay, the White Sea). Immature and mature fishes fed at shallows of Chupa Inlet and adjacent open sea area in June-August. Size-age and sex composition of fishes in catches are presented in the paper. Individuals of 17–27 cm length and 4–5 year age constituted the majority of catches (45%). On the whole, males numerically predominated over females in the samples. Analysis of sexual differences of growth has shown that females grew faster than males. The most intensive growth took place in July–August, according to the increments on the otoliths. Growth rate of the flounder from Chupa Inlet appeared to be similar to the growth rate of the flounder from other open shore sites of Kandalaksha Bay. We have compared also peculiarities of growth and age structure of flounder populations from Kandalaksha Bay to those from other bays of the White Sea. Significant differences of the growth rate were found between flounders from Kandalaksha, Onega, Dvina and Mezen' Bays. Both males and females from Onega Bay grew faster than other. Growth rate of fish decreased towards the north (Kandalaksha Bay) and the north-east (Mezen' Bay). The most slow-growing flounder inhabited shallows of Mezen' Bay. Statistical analysis has shown that age structure of flounder populations varied in different bays of the White Sea, and observed regional variations were characteristic for both males and females. Flounder population in Onega Bay was characterized by the dominance of the younger individuals compared to populations in other bays. The greatest mean age of flounder was registered in populations from the north-west (Kandalaksha Bay) and the north-east (Mezen' Bay) parts of the White Sea. Males and females in populations from Onega and Dvina Bays differed significantly in the mean age, and as a rule females were older. No age differences between sexes were found in flounder population of Mezen' Bay. We suppose that temperature conditions were among the main factors influencing regional differences in growth rate and age structure of the flounder populations in the White Sea.

THE DIVERSITY OF CAROTENOGENIC MICROALGAE OF THE KANDALAKSHA BAY OF THE WHITE SEA SUBPOLAR REGION

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. CHEKANOV ◽  
◽  
A. KUBLANOVSKAYA ◽  
T. FEDORENKO ◽  
E. LOBAKOVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
White Sea ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay
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