On the role of polychaetes of the genus Pholoe in benthic communities of the Kola Inlet

Abstract

The dynamics of polychaete abundance in different climatic phases and their role in biocenoses were analyzed in polychaetes of the Kola Inlet (1995 and 2017). Since 1995, the abundance in the southern and central parts of the bay has not changed, but it increased in the northern part by 2 orders of magnitude. The role of Pholoe in biocenoses increased most strongly in the northern part of the inlet.