Yanko-Hombach, Valentyna V.Kovalyshyna, S. P.Kondariuk, Tetiana O.Янко-Хомбах, Валентина ВенедиктовнаЯнко-Хомбах, Валентина ВенедиктівнаКовалишина, С. П.Ковалишина, С, П.Кондарюк, Тетяна ОлегівнаКондарюк, Татьяна Олеговна2017-11-292017-11-292016“From the Caspian to Mediterranean: environmental change and human response during the quaternary” (2013 - 2017): international geoscience programe: proceedings of the fourth plenary conference, 2-9 October. – Tbilisi, 2016.https://dspace.onu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/11622The main goal of this paper is to investigate the distribution of foraminifera on the Ukrainian shelf of the Black Sea in order to find out whether the benthic ecosystem here is under environmental stress, and if so what are the main factors responsible for it. To accomplish this goal, the following objectives were established: (1) to examine the taxonomic composition and quantitative distribution, of foraminifera, (2) to correlate them with environmental (oceanographic and sedimentological) parameters, (3) to identify the main factors responsible for the environmental stress and their priority, and (4) to identify assemblages and speciesindicators of environmental stress.enDanuberiverine dischargesuperficial sedimentsassemblage changesArticle