Crustaceans in splash and upper subintertidal zones of nature reserve "Opuksky" (the Crimea, the Black sea)
Inventory of reserve biodiversity is prerequisite for its preservation - main aim of reserve founding; and it necessary for understanding of biocoenotic connections in the sea. Crustaceans are one of the most abundant and functionally important group of organisms in the contact zone between sea and land. Splash zone, and free thallus of algae, and seagrasses in the littoral of the Black Sea in area of the Nature Reserve “Opuksky” were investigated; its fauna has been imperfectly understood so far. It was found 19 crustacean species, the most part of them are amphipods. Several species haven’t been sampled from the other parts of the Black Sea for late years. Taxocene composition shows originality of nature reserve and surroundings.