Plankton dynamics in the Mar Piccolo of Taranto: a pilot plan |
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| Authors: | F Rubino O D Saracino G Fanelli G Belmonte F Boero |
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| Institution: | 1. CNR - Istituto Sperimentale Talassografico , Via Roma 3, 74100, Taranto, Italy;2. Dipartimento di Biologia , Università di Lecce , 73100, Lecce, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Abstract An integrated sampling of both active (cells in water column) and resting stages (cysts sinking to the bottom) of phytoplankton, was carried out on March 1996 in the Mar Piccolo of Taranto. At least 46 taxa were recognized in the water column. Cyst sinking rate was about 23,000 m-2 d-1. Out of 37 recognized morphotypes, mainly dinoflagellates, 18 were previously unrecorded from the area. The present sampling represents the preliminar test to outline an experimental design to an integrated study of plankton dynamics. |
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| Keywords: | Phytoplankton cyst sediment trap coastal waters Mediterranean Sea |
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