Head: Prof. M.V. Flint
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The main areas of research
- Structure and dynamics of ocean pelagic ecosystems (primary production, heterotrophic destruction, phyto- and zooplankton ecology, trophic interactions, detritus fluxes into the deep ocean)
- Biota in the marine carbon cycle
- Mesoscale processes in the structure and productivity of pelagic ecosystems
- Ecosystem dynamics in the Black Sea with the impact of human activities and climate change
Building-up of high biological productivity within the hydrophysical front