Composition and annual cycle of phytoplankton assemblages in the northeastern Adriatic Sea

Botanica Marina

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-305

  Viličić, Damir ^a   Djakovac, Tamara ^b   Burić, Zrinka ^a   Bosak, Sunčica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Adriatic Sea; Phytoplankton; Po River; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ANNUAL CYCLE; DISCHARGE; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; KARSTIFICATION; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONALITY; SHALLOW WATER;

ADRIATIC SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PO RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CERATAULINA PELAGICA; CHAETOCEROS SOCIALIS; CHAETOCEROS VIXVISIBILIS; DINOPHYCEAE; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; HAPTOPHYCEAE; PROROCENTRUM MINIMUM; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA;

EID: 68949168966     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2009.004     Document Type: Article

References (76)

1. Aizawa, C., M. Tanimoto and R.W. Jordan. 2005. Living diatom assemblages from North Pacific and Bering Sea surface waters during summer 1999. Deep-Sea Res. Part II-Topical Stud. Oceanogr. 52: 2186-2205.
2. Artegiani, A., D. Bregant, E. Paschini, N. Pinardi, F. Raicich and A. Russo. 1997. The Adriatic Sea general circulation. Part 1: air-sea interactions and water mass structure. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 27: 1492-1514.
3. Bernardi Aubry, F. and F. Acri. 2004. Phytoplankton seasonality and exchange at the inlets of the Lagoon of Venice (July 2001-June 2002). J. Mar. Syst. 51: 65-76.
4. Bernardi Aubry, F., A. Berton, M. Bastianini, G. Socal and F. Acri. 2004. Phytoplankton succession in a coastal area of the NW Adriatic, over a 10-year sampling period (1990-1999). Cont. Shelf Res. 24: 97-115.
5. Bernardi Aubry, F., F. Acri, M. Bastianini, F. Bianchi, D. Cassin, A. Pugnetti and G. Socal. 2006. Seasonal and interannual variations of phytoplankton in the Gulf of Venice (Northern Adriatic Sea). Chem. Ecol. 22: 71-91.
6. Blanc, F. and M. Leveau. 1970. Eco-physiologie des populations phytoplanctoniques dans des milieux eutrophiques. Tethys 2: 321-328.
7. Caroppo, C. 2000. The contribution of picophytoplankton to community structure in a Mediterranean brackish environment. J. Plankton Res. 22: 381-397.
8. Caroppo, C., A. Fiocca, P. Sammarco and G. Magazu. 1999. Seasonal variations of nutrients and phytoplankton in the coastal SW Adriatic Sea (1995-1997). Bot. Mar. 42:389-400.
9. Chiaudani, G., R. Marchetti and M. Vighi. 1980. Eutrophication in Emilia-Romagna coastal waters (North Adriatic Sea, Italy): a case history. Progr. Water Technol. 12: 185-192.
10. Degobbis, D. and M. Gilmartin. 1990. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and biogenic silicon budgets for the northern Adriatic Sea. Oceanol. Acta 13: 31-45.
11. Degobbis, D., M. Gilmartin and N. Revelante. 1986. An annotated nitrogen budget calculation for the northern Adriatic Sea. Mar. Chem. 20: 159-177.
12. Dorman, C.E., S. Carniel, L Cavaleri, M. Sclavo, J. Chiggiato, J. Doyle, et al. 2006. February 2003 marine atmospheric conditions and the bora over the northern Adriatic. J. Geophys. Res. 111: C03S03.
13. Economou-Amilli, A. 1980. Marine diatoms from Greece. I. Diatoms from the Saronicos Gulf. Nova Hedwigia 32: 63-104.
14. Franco, P. and A. Michelato. 1992. Northern Adriatic Sea: oceanography of the basin proper and the western coastal zone. Sci. Tot. Environ. (Suppl.) 1992: 35-62.
15. Fuller, N.J., G.A. Tarran, D.G. Cummings, E.M.S. Woodward, K.M. Orcutt, M. Yallop, et al. 2006. Molecular analysis of photosynthetic picoeukaryote community structure along an Arabian Sea transect. Limnol. Oceanogr. 51: 2502-2514.
16. Gaĉić, M., P.M. Poulain, M. Zore-Armanda and V. Barale. 2001. Overview to the Adriatic Sea. In: (B. Cushman-Roisin, M. Gaĉić, P.-M. Poulain and A. Artegiani, eds) Physical oceanography of the Adriatic Sea. Kluwer, Dordrecht. pp. 1-44.
17. Giordani, P., S. Miserocchi, V. Balboni, A. Malaguti, R. Lorenzelli, G. Honsel, et al. 1997. Factors controlling trophic conditions in the North-West Adriatic basin: seasonal variability. Mar. Chem. 58: 351-360.
18. Gómez, F. 2003. Checklist of Mediterranean free-living dinoflag-ellates. Bot. Mar. 46: 215-242.
19. Gómez, F. 2007. On the consortium of the tintinnid Eutintinnus and the diatom Chaetoceros in the Pacific Ocean. Mar. Biol. 151:1899-1906.
20. Harding, L.W. Jr., D. Degobbis and R. Precali. 1999. Production and fate of phytoplankton: annual cycles and interannual variability. In: (T. Malone, A. Malej, L.W. Harding Jr., N. Smodlaka and E. Turner, eds) Ecosystems at the land-sea margin: drainage basin to coastal sea. Coastal and Estuarine Studies 55, AGU, Washington DC. pp. 131-172.
21. Hasle, G.R. 1978a. Using the inverted microscope. In: (A. Sour-nia, ed) Phytoplankton manual. UNESCO, Paris. pp. 191-196.
22. Hasle, G.R. 1978b. Some specific preparations: diatoms. In: (A. Sournia, ed) Phytoplankton manual. UNESCO, Paris, pp. 136-142.
23. Heil, C.A., P.M. Glibert and C. Fan. 2005. Prorocentrumminimum (Pavillard) Schiller a review of a harmful algal bloom species of growing worldwide importance. Harm. Algae 4: 449-470.
24. Hernández-Becerril, D.U. 1992. Observations on two closely related species, Chaetoceros tetrastichon and C. dadayi (Bacillariophyceae). Nord. J. Bot. 12: 365-371.
25. Honsell, G. 1993. First report of Alexandrium minutum in Northern Adriatic waters (Mediterranean Sea). In: (T. Smayda and Y. Shimizu, eds) Toxic phytoplankton blooms in the sea. Elsevier, Amsterdam. pp. 127-132.
26. Honsell, G. and M. Cabrini. 1990. Il fitoplancton durante il "mare sporco" dell'agosto 1988 nel golfo di Trieste (Adriatico set-tentrionale). Boll. Soc. Adriat. Sci. 72: 1-14.
27. Honsell, G., L Boni, M. Cabrini and M. Pompei. 1992. Toxic or potentially toxic dinoflagellates from the Northern Adriatic Sea. Sci. Tot. Environ. (Suppl.) 1992: 107-114.
28. Ignatiades, L., K. Pagou, A. Vassiliou. 1986. Long term response of six diatom species to eutrophication. Oceanol. Acta 9: 449-456.
29. Jeffries, M.A. and C.M. Lee. 2007. A climatology of the northern Adriatic Sea's response to bora and river forcing. J. Geophys. Res. 112: C03S02.
30. Kamburska, L. and S. Fonda-Umani. 2006. Long-term copepod dynamics in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea). Recent changes and trends. Climate Res. 31: 195-203.
31. Kimor, B. 1983. Distinctive features of the plankton of the eastern Mediterranean. Ann. Inst. Oceanogr. Paris 59: 97-106.
32. Kimor, B., T. Berman and A. Schneller. 1987. Phytoplankton assemblages in the deep chlorophyll maximum layers off the Mediterranean coast of Israel. J. Plankton Res. 9: 433-443.
33. Krŝinić, F. 1995. Changes in the microzooplankton assemblages in the northern Adriatic Sea during 1989 to 1992. J. Plankton Res. 17: 935-953.
34. Kuzmić, M., I. Janeković, J.W. Book, P.J. Martin and J.D. Doyle. 2006. Modeling the northern Adriatic double-gyre response to intense bora wind: a revisit. J. Geophys. Res. 111: C03S13.
35. Lakkis, S. and V. Novel-Lakkis. 1980. Composition, annual cycle and species diversity of the phytoplankton in Lebanese coastal water. J. Plankton Res. 3: 123-136.
36. Lee, C.M., F. Askari, J. Book, S. Carniel, B. Cushman-Roisin, C. Dorman, et al. 2005. Northern Adriatic response to a wintertime bora wind event. EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union 86: 157-165.
37. Lyons, D.M., N. Supic and N. Smodlaka. 2007. Geostrophic circulation patterns in the northeastern Adriatic Sea and the effects of air-sea coupling: May-September 2003. J. Geophys. Res. 112: C03S08.
38. Maestrini, S.Y., B.R. Berland, M. Breret, C. Bechemin, R. Oiletti and A. Rinaldi. 1997. Nutrients limiting the algal growth potential in the Po River plume and an adjacent area, northwest Adriatic Sea: enrichment bioassays with the test algae Nitzschia closterium and Thalassiosira pseudonana. Estuaries 20: 416-429.
39. Mangoni, O., M. Modigh, P. Mozetić, A. Bergamasco, P. Rivaro and V. Saggiomo. 2008. Structure and photosynthetic properties of phytoplankton assemblages in a higher dynamic system, the northern Adriatic Sea. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 77: 633-644.
40. Marino, D. and M. Modigh. 1981. An annotated check-list of planktonic diatoms from the Gulf of Naples. P.S.Z.N.I. Mar. Ecol. 2: 317-333.
41. Mauri, E., P.M. Poulain, Ẑ. Juẑnić-Zonta. 2007. MODIS chlorophyll variability in the northern Adriatic sea and relationship with forcing parameters. J. Geophys. Res. 112: C03S11.
42. Mozetiĉ, P., S. Fonda Umani, B. Cataletto and A. Malej. 1998. Seasonal and inter-annual planktonvariability in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic). ICES J. Mar. Sci. 55: 711-722.
43. Orlić, M., M. Gaĉić and P.E. Laviolette. 1992. The currents and circulation of the Adriatic Sea. Oceanol. Acta 15: 109-124.
44. Polimene, L., N. Pinardi, M. Zavatarelli and S. Colella. 2006. The Adriatic Sea ecosystem seasonal cycle: validation of a three-dimensional numerical model. J. Geophys. Res. 111: C03S19.
45. Poulain, P.M. 1999. Drifter observations of surface circulation in the Adriatic Sea between December 1994 and March 1996. J. Mar. Syst. 20: 231-253.
46. Pucher-Petković, T. and I. Marasović. 1980. Développment des populations phytoplanctoniques caracteristiques pour un milieu eutrophise (Baie de Kastela, Adriatique centrale). Acta Adriat. 21: 79-93.
47. Pullen, J., J.D. Doyle, T. Haack, C. Dorman, R.P. Signell and C.M. Lee. 2007. Bora event variability and the role of air-sea feedback. J. Geophys. Res. 112: C03S18.
48. Radić, T., T. Ŝilović, D. Ŝantić, D. Fuks and M. Miĉić. 2009. Preliminary flow cytometric analyses of phototrophic pico- and nanoplankton communities in the northern Adriatic. Fresenius Environ. Bull. 18: 715-724.
49. Raicich, F. 1996. On the fresh water balance of the Adriatic Sea. J. Mar. Syst. 9: 305-319.
50. Revelante, N. 1985. A catalogue of phytoplankton reported for the Rovinj area of the northern Adriatic. Thalass. Jugosl. 21: 139-169.
51. Revelante, N. and M. Gilmartin. 1980. Microplankton diversity indices as indicators of eutrophication in the northern Adriatic Sea. Hydrobiologia 70: 277-286.
52. Revelante, N., W.T. Williams and M. Gilmartin. 1984. A numerical assessment of the temporal and spatial distribution of phytoplankton assemblages in the northern Adriatic Sea. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 77: 137-150.
53. Sidari, L., S. Cok, M. Cabrini, A. Tubaro and G. Honsell. 1995. Temporal distribution of toxic phytoplankton in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea) in 1991 and 1992. In: (P. Lassus, G. Arzul, P. Erard and C. Marcaillou, eds) Harmful marine algal blooms, technique et documentation. Lavoisier Intercept, Paris. pp. 231-236.
54. Smodlaka, N. 1986. Primary production of the organic matter as an indicator of the eutrophication in the northern Adriatic Sea. Sci. Tot. Environ. 56: 211-220.
55. Socal, G., F. Acri, F.M. Bastianini, F. Bernardi Aubry, F. Bianchi, D. Cassin, et al. 2008. Hydrological and biogeochemical features of the Northern Adriatic Sea in the period 2003-2006. Mar. Ecol. 29: 449-468.
56. Spies, A. and T.R. Parsons. 1985. Estuarine microplankton: an experimental approach in combination with field studies. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 92: 63-82.
57. Spillman, C.M., J. Imberger, D.P. Hamilton, M.R. Hipsey and J.R. Romero. 2007. Modelling the effects of Po River discharge, internal nutrient cycling and hydrodynamics on biogeoche-mistry of the northern Adriatic Sea. J. Mar. Syst. 68:167-200.
58. Strickland, J.D.H. and T.R. Parsons. 1972. A practical handbook of seawater analysis, 2nd edn. Bull. Fish. Res. B. Canada 167: 1-310.
59. Supić, N., M. Orlic and D. Degobbis. 2000. Istrian coastal counter current and its year-to-year variability. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 50: 385-397.
60. Supić, N., T. Djakovac, V. Krajcar, M. Kuzmic and R. Precali. 2006. Effects of excessive Po river discharges in the northern Adriatic. Fresenius Environ. Bull. 15: 193-199.
61. Tolomio, C. 1978. Catalogo delle diatomee e delle peridinee piu significative segnalate nelle acque salmastre italiane. Mem. Biol. Mar. Ocean. 8: 129-150.
62. Tolomio, C. 1982. Ricerche sul fitoplancton e su alcuni fattori ambientali nella Laguna di Grado (Gorizia). Riv. Idrobiol. 21: 75-96.
63. Totti, C., G. Civitarese, F. Acri, D. Barletta, G. Candelari, E. Paschini, et al. 2000. Seasonal variability of phytoplankton populations in the middle Adriatic sub-basin. J. Plankton Res. 22: 1735-1756.
64. Travers, M. 1975. Inventaire des protistes du Golfe de Marseille et de ses parages. Ann. Inst. Oceanograph. N.S. 51: 51-75.
65. Travers, A. and M. Travers. 1975. Catalogue du microplancton du Golfe de Marseille. Int. Rev. Gesamten Hydrobiol. 60: 251-276.
66. Utermöhl, H. 1958. Zur Vervollkommnung der quantitativen Phytoplankton Methodik. Mitt. Int. Ver. Theor. Angew. Limnol. 9: 1-38.
67. Venrick, E.L. 1978. How many cells to count? In: (A. Sournia, ed) Phytoplankton manual. UNESCO, Paris. pp. 167-180.
68. Viliĉić, D. 1985. A phytoplankton study of southern Adriatic waters near Dubrovnik for the period from June 1979 to July 1980. Centro. 1: 35-56.
69. Viliĉić, D. 1991. A study of phytoplankton in the Adriatic Sea after the July 1984 bloom. Int. Revue Gesamten Hydrobiol. 76: 197-211.
70. Viliĉić, D., N. Leder, Z. Grẑetic and N. Jasprica. 1995. Micro-phytoplankton in the Strait of Otranto (eastern Mediterranean). Mar. Biol. 123: 619-630.
71. Viliĉić, D., I. Marasovic and D. Mioković. 2002. Checklist of phytoplankton in the eastern Adriatic Sea. Acta Bot. Croat. 61: 57-91.
72. Viliĉić, D., S. Terzić, M. Ahel, Z. Burić, N. Jasprica, M. Carić, et al. 2008. Phytoplankton abundance and pigment biomarkers in the oligotrophic, eastern Adriatic estuary. Environ. Monit. Assess. 142: 199-218.
73. Vukić-Luŝić, D., V. Perŝić, J. Horvatić, D. Viliĉić, L Traven, T. Djakovac, et al. 2008. Assessment of nutrient limitation in Rijeka Bay, NE Adriatic Sea, using miniaturized bioassay. J. Exp. Mar Biol. Ecol. 358: 46-56.
74. Zavatarelli, M., F. Raicich, D. Bregant, A. Russo and A. Artegiani. 1998. Climatological biochemical characteristics of the Adriatic Sea. J. Mar. Syst. 18: 227-263.
75. Zoppini, A., M. Pettine, C. Totti, A. Puddu, A. Artegiani and R. Pagnotta. 1995. Nutrients, standing crop and primary production in the western coastal waters of the Adriatic Sea. Est. Coast. Shelf Sci. 41: 493-513.
76. Zore-Armanda, M., V. Dadić, M. Gaĉić, M. Morovic and T. Vuĉe-tić. 1983. MEDALPEX in the north Adriatic. Preliminary report. Notes Inst. Oceanogr. Fish. Split 50: 1-8.