ECOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF BRYOZOA IN THE BARENTS SEA

This book represents a monographic work about Bryozoa of the Barents and Russian Siberian seas. The monograph describes 337 species and subspecies of Bryozoa, which relate to 110 genera, 42 families, and 18 superfamilies, 4 infraorders, to 15 suborders, 3 orders and 2 classes. Three new species are described for the first time. H.A. Kluge reviewed collections of Bryozoa of the foreign scientists and gave some remarks about systematic position of species. He defined more precisely borders of species distribution and their ecological characteristics. The publication increases our knowledge about Bryozoa of the Northern seas and an origination of their fauna. This book will serve as source book for all scientists studying the fauna of the Northern seas of the Russia and the Arctic Ocean