Seasonal dynamics of zoobenthos and assessment of water quality in the Volga Delta
Presents the results of research on the formation and seasonal distribution бентоценоза in the main watercourses in the Volga Delta — sleeves Buzan and Kizan in 2012, made in the framework of research of FSUE «CaspNIRKh». The quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the zoobenthos. It is established that the sleeve Buzan characterized as one of the watercourses in the Volga Delta with the greatest development of benthic organisms in all periods of studies. Species composition bentofauna characterized water quality Buzan arm as «clean», Kizan as «slightly polluted».