Seasonal variation of phytoplankton populations and primary production in the Sluice dock at Ostend (Belgium)
Mommaerts-Billiet, F.; Mommaerts, J.-P.; Daro, M.H. (1974). Seasonal variation of phytoplankton populations and primary production in the Sluice dock at Ostend (Belgium). Br. Phycol. J. 9: 297-305
In: British Phycological Journal. British Phycological Society: London. ISSN 0007-1617; e-ISSN 2331-2238, more
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- Mommaerts-Billiet, F.
- Mommaerts, J.-P., more
- Daro, M.H., more
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| Abstract |
The Sluice Dock at Ostend has been investigated for phytoplankton populations and primary production for the years 1971 and 1972. Nannoplankton is demonstrated to take a prominent part in pelagic primary production. The seasonal cycle shows a short spring outburst of Eutreptiella marina da Cunha followed by a depressed production period (May). Summer is the most productive; several nannoplankton populations appear successively in this period. The depression in May is discussed in relation to zooplankton activity. |
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