ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
Phytoplankton
;
Fusaro lagoon
;
Tyrrhenian Sea
;
Mediterranean Sea
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Phytoplankton populations were investigated weekly at a central station in the Fusaro lagoon (Mediterranean Sea) from 27 November 1989 to 18 June 1990 to assess species composition, temporal succession and standing stock of the different species. Chlorophyll concentrations varied from 1.2 to 73.2 µg 1−1 in surface waters, and from 1.3 to 53.5 µg 1−1 at the 4.5 m depth. Phytoplankton communities were dominated by Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg in December and January, and by small-sized diatoms in the rest of the sampling period. In surface waters, a maximum biomass of 9.5 mg C 1−1 was measured in January, in correspondence with high concentrations (8.1 × 106 cells 1−1) of P. micans, whereas an abundance peak of 159.9 × 106 cells 1−1 was registered on the last sampling date due to a massive bloom of a very small diatom, Minutocellus polymorphus (Hargraves & Guillard) Hasle, von Stosch & Syvertsen. On the whole, phytoplankton populations of the Fusaro lagoon showed distinct characters as compared to those of southern Tyrrhenian coastal waters and of other lagoons.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00005692
