Yanko-Hombach, Valentyna V.Янко-Хомбах, Валентина ВенедиктовнаЯнко-Хомбах, Валентина Венедиктівна2017-11-272017-11-272013“From the caspian to mediterranean: environmental change and human response during the quaternary” (2013 - 2017): international geoscience programe: proceedings of the first plenary conference, 12-19 october. – Tbilisi, 2013. – P. 159-166.https://dspace.onu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/11552The river-dominated shelves of the Black Sea, e.g., the northwestern shelf adjacent to the Danube delta, are characterized by highly dynamic conditions. Their ecosystems are constantly under environmental stress caused by uneven riverine discharge of freshwater enriched with organic and inorganic compounds that provide a local increase in primary productivity and contribute to eutrophication of the water column and export of organic matter to the sea floor. This in turn affects the geochemical processes in bottom sediments and benthic life on both short- (i.e., seasonal) and long-term scales.enDanuberiverine dischargesuperficial sedimentsseasonal changesArticle