TENDENCIES OF INVASION OF ALIEN ZOOBENTHIC SPECIES INTO THE BLACK SEA
The published data about alien species in zoobenthos of the Black Sea are generalized for the last hundred years of research. The list of alien species is done, 61 zoobenthic alien species are registered. The long-term variability of the invasions of alien zoobenthic species into the sea is analyzed. The intensification of invasion of the zoobenthic species into the Black Sea occurs during the period of climatic changes in the region. High reliable statistical relationship is revealed between the interten year variability of the number of alien species and the deviations of the summer water temperature from the average multiyear (100 years) one.