Microphytobenthic Primary Production as super(14)C Uptake in Sublittoral Sediments of the Gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic Sea): Methodological Aspects and Data Analyses

Methodological aspects and data analyses of Microphytobenthic primary production as super(14)C uptake in sublittoral sediments of the Gulf of Trieste were studied. The objective was to underline the methodological issues arising from the use of the super(14)C tracer in sediment slurries and to test...

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Published in:Estuarine, coastal and shelf science coastal and shelf science, 2008-03, Vol.77 (1), p.113-113
Main Authors: Cibic, Tamara, Blasutto, Oriana, Burba, Nicoletta, Umani, Serena Fonda
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Language:English
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Summary:Methodological aspects and data analyses of Microphytobenthic primary production as super(14)C uptake in sublittoral sediments of the Gulf of Trieste were studied. The objective was to underline the methodological issues arising from the use of the super(14)C tracer in sediment slurries and to test a number of hypotheses was a seasonal pattern in the primary production in a sublittoral site. Microphytobenthic primary production was estimated both in situ and in the laboratory from super(14)C-incubation of slurries. The data matrix of 22 sampling months and variables was used to construct an ordination plot to examine the distribution of samplings explaining most of the variance in the matrix. During the 2-year study bottom temperature ranged from6.39 degree C to 24.70 degree C.
ISSN:0272-7714