Bilgin, SabriAtes, A. SuatCelik, E. Sanver2025-01-272025-01-2720070011-216Xhttps://doi.org/10.1163/156854007781360621https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/22227The brachyuran (Decapoda) taxocoenosis of a shallow meadow of Zostera marina was studied in a coastal area of the Sinop Peninsula (southern Black Sea, Turkey). Specimens were collected monthly between February 2002 and January 2003 with a beam trawl at depths of 5-20 m during benthic surveys carried out off the Sinop coast. A total of 3206 individuals belonging to 9 species was collected. The structure of the taxocoenosis along the year is dominated by portunid crabs; among these, Liocarcinus vernalis (Risso, 1816) is the most dominant species (36.87%). The largest Brachyura community in the Zostera marina beds was recorded in the summer months (June and July).eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCymodocea-NodosaFish FaunaAssemblagesSpainSeagrassesCrustaceaAbundanceLagoonCadizBedsArticle80671773010.1163/156854007781360621Q4WOS:0002488195000072-s2.0-34547870929Q3