ОкеанологияОкеанология0030-1574The Russian Academy of Sciences1442210.31857/S0030-1574593405-412Research ArticleSpatial structure of the macroand meiobenthic communities in homogenous conditions (on the example of the Pechora Sea)KozlovskiyV. V.vladkst@gmail.comChikinaM. V.vladkst@gmail.comShabalinN. V.vladkst@gmail.comBasinA. B.vladkst@gmail.comMokievskiyV. O.vladkst@gmail.comKucherukN. V.vladkst@gmail.comLomonosov Moscow State University Marine Research Center, LLCShirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences260620195934054122606201926062019Copyright © 2019, Russian academy of sciences2019<p>Spatial structure of the macroand meiobenthic communities of the south-eastern Barents Sea (also known as Pechora Sea) was investigated in 2003 during the expedition of the RV Professor Shtokman. One grid of the stations was used for both benthic size classes. Community dominated by <em>Serripes groenlandicus</em> occupied the most part of the investigated polygon, <em>Astarte borealis</em> dominated the easternmost station. Described communities are in correspondence with historic data. In the meiobenthic communities, nematodes played a leading role, accounting for 8694% of the total number. Nematode <em>Richtersia inaequalis</em> was dominant on most stations, at the northernmost station the nematodes <em>Cervonema papillatum</em> and <em>Microlaimus affinis</em> dominated. The temperature and the salinity of the near-bottom water layer were homogenous, macroand meiobenthic communities were not influenced by grain size. In contrast to our expectations, communities of the macroand meiobenthos were distributed independently of each other on the mesoscale area (3011 km).</p>BenthosMeiobenthosPechora SeaSpatial variation of benthic communitiesструктура сообществмакробентосмейобентосПечорское моремозаичность сообществ[Броцкая В. 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