Macrophytobenthos of the coastal zone of Eastern Sakhalin
https://doi.org/10.36038/2307-3497-2026-203-31-50
EDN: FYDRZJ
Abstract
The aim of the work: to clarify the species composition, distribution and abundance of macrophytes in the coastal zone of Eastern Sakhalin.
Methods used: the analysis was carried out on the basis of literature sources and natural data of 1999–2024.
Result: the analysis of literature data and our own research allow us to obtain results on the species composition, distribution and prospects for the use of macrophytes of Eastern Sakhalin. According to the species com- position and distribution of macrophytes, the coastal zone of Eastern Sakhalin is divided into three sections: northeastern, southeastern, and Aniva Bay. The list of macrophytobenthos species of the littoral and upper sublittoral consisted of 265 species of algae and 8 species of sea grasses. The greatest diversity is observed on the southern part and in the Aniva Bay. The coastal waters of Aniva Bay are also considered the most productive area of Eastern Sakhalin. Extensive algal beds are found here, including a significant stock of the main commercial species, Saccharina japonica. Despite significant fluctuations in commercial attribute over the past 15 years, a decrease in the area of its beds and the commercial stock in Aniva Bay has been observed.
Practical ingenuity: recommendations have been developed for the possible use of macrophytobenthos of Eastern Sakhalin.
About the Authors
N. V. Evseeva
Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography («VNIRO»)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
19, Okruzhnoy proezd, Moscow, 105187
N. Ju. Prokhorova
Sakhalin branch of VNIRO («SakhNIRO»)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
196, Komsomolskaya, Yuzhno- Sakhalinsk, 693023
R. T. Gon
Sakhalin branch of VNIRO («SakhNIRO»)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
196, Komsomolskaya, Yuzhno- Sakhalinsk, 693023
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Evseeva N.V., Prokhorova N.J., Gon R.T. Macrophytobenthos of the coastal zone of Eastern Sakhalin. Trudy VNIRO. 2026;203:31-50. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.36038/2307-3497-2026-203-31-50. EDN: FYDRZJ
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