Biological Parameter Measurements in Coastal area of Georgia

Zooplankton wet weight biomass; Zoobenthos non taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zooplankton and zoobenthos development stage parameters; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies

Plankton nets; sieves and filters; optical microscopes

For the estimation of the ecological condition of the Georgian Black Sea coastal zone the observations were conducted at 3 hydrological stations. Using the Ruthner’s bathometer sea water samples were taken at two depths – surface and 20 metres. The measurements were made within the EC Project PERSEUS. During monitoring the following parameters were measured: Zooplankton, Zoobenthos and Phytoplankton.

Iv.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Centre of Relations with UNESCO Oceanological Research Centre and GeoDNA (UNESCO)
1 I. Chavchavadze Ave., 0128,Tbilisi, Georgia Iv.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Tbilisi


Georgia