Abstract
References
- Yucel, N. (2008). Phytoplankton pigment distribution in the Cilician basin (northeastern Mediterranean). MSc Thesis, Institute of Marine Science, Middle East Technical University, Mersin, Turkey, 175 pp, unpublished.
Abstract
Phytoplankton
pigment composition and associated biochemical (chlorophyll a,
nitrate+nitrite, ammonia, phosphate,
silicate) and physical (temperature, salinity) parameters were studied
seasonally in the river-fed eutrophic coastal and oligotrophic offshore waters
of the Mersin Bay located on NE Mediterranean. Total chlorophyll a
concentrations varied seasonally between 0.023 - 7.73 µg/l in the river
fed coastal zone (salinity: 36.54-39.68), exhibiting less seasonality in the
offshore station (0.01 – 0.91 µg/l). Seven
different phytoplankton taxa (namely diatoms,
cyanobacteria, prymnesiophytes, dinoflagellates, chlorophytes, chrysophytes,
prochlorophytes), determined by High
Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), were consistently present in the
coastal waters during 2008-2011. The predominant diatom and
coccolithophorid taxa in the river-fed coastal waters were replaced by
prokaryotic picoplankters (cyanobacteria & prochlorophytes) and
prymnesiophytes in the offshore. Contribution of prokaryotic picoplankton and
eukaryotic nanoflagellates to total chlorophyll (% 23 to 47 and % 28 to 43,
respectively) increased by about 50% from the coastal to the offshore station.
Contribution of large cells to total chlorophyll decreased from 49% to 10%
towards offshore. Prochlorophytes were observed as the dominant group in
relatively colder and darker deep waters.
References
- Yucel, N. (2008). Phytoplankton pigment distribution in the Cilician basin (northeastern Mediterranean). MSc Thesis, Institute of Marine Science, Middle East Technical University, Mersin, Turkey, 175 pp, unpublished.
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | January 23, 2017 |
| Submission Date | November 24, 2016 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 32 Issue: 1 |
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