The benthos of Kuybyshev reservoir near "Bakhcha-Saray" sand deposit
In the article, the qualitative and quantitative composition of zoobenthos in the area of "Bakhcha-Saray" sand deposit is given. The data are obtained during hydrobiological researches taken place in 2014. Food zoobenthos contains the following groups: oligochaeta, chironomidae, polychaetes, leeches, mollusks (zebra mussel) and others (dragonfly larvae, amphipods, mysids and black gnats). In spring the dominant taxon by biomass were chironomids, in summer - oligochaetes, in autumn - polychaete. In the article, food zoobenthos quantitative and biomass analysis during 2012-2013 is given.