Relationships of Phytoplankton with Certain Environmental Factors in the South Euboikos Gulf (Greece) |
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| Authors: | Nikolaos Friligos Olympia Gotsis-Skretas |
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| Institution: | National Centre for Marine Research, GR-16604 Hellinikon, Athens, Greece. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract. The abundance and taxonomic diversity of phytoplankton have been studied in relation to certain environmental factors in the South Euboikos Gulf, a restricted tidal embayment on the eastern coast of Greece. The northern part of the gulf with higher tidal current, influenced by sewage and industrial effluents, showed high concentrations of nutrients, a greater total density of phytoplankton, relatively high chlorophyll a content, and a lower taxonomic diversity when compared with the southern part. The phytoplankton cycle was largely due to changes in diatom concentration. A slight variation in the occurrence of species and dominance could be observed along the salinity gradients. |
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| Keywords: | Phytoplankton chlorophyll a environmental factors Euboikos Gulf Méditerranean Sea |
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