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Phytoplankton blooms in the Urdaibai estuary during summer: Physico-chemical conditions and taxa involved
In the Urdaibai estuary, despite its small volume in relation to the tidal prism, phytoplankton grows massively in the upper and intermediate zones of the estuary during summer when rainfall is low to moderate. Data obtained in 23 sampling transects along the longitudinal axis of the estuary, undert...
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Published in: | Oceanologica acta 1998, Vol.21 (2), p.293-305 |
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Summary: | In the Urdaibai estuary, despite its small volume in relation to the tidal prism, phytoplankton grows massively in the upper and intermediate zones of the estuary during summer when rainfall is low to moderate. Data obtained in 23 sampling transects along the longitudinal axis of the estuary, undertaken in July 1993 and August 1994, showed three distinct zones in terms of the phytoplankton species composition: in the upper zone the phytoplankton assemblage was dominated by the diatoms
Cyclotella spp., the dinoflagellate
Glenodinium foliaceum, cryptophytes and euglenophytes; in the intermediate zone the diatom
Chaetoceros ceratosporus, the dinoflagellates
Peridinium quinquecorne and
Prorocentrum minimum and cryptophytes were the most abundant; in the lower zone diatoms such as
Leptocylindricus danicus and
Skeletonema costatum together with the dinoflagellates
Prorocentrum spp. were dominant. The distribution and abundance of these phytoplankton forms is discussed in relation to variations in salinity, water column stratification, nutrients and temperature, which in turn vary mainly as a function of meteorological conditions (i.e. rainfall, irradiance) and tidal amplitude. The longitudinal distribution of phytoplankton cells suggests that the diatoms
Cyclotella spp. and
Chaetoceros ceratosporus undergo a greater dispersion along the estuary during rain events than the flagellates, thus contributing to the transport of silica to the outer areas of the estuary.
L'Estuaire de Guernica dans le pays basque, est de faible volume en comparaison avec les caux déplacées par la marée; pourtant en été, lorsque les précipitations sont faibles à modérées, le phytoplancton s'y développe en abondance dans les secteurs amont et intermédiaire. La composition taxonomique des prélèvements effectués en juillet 1993 et août 1994, suivant l'axe longitudinal de l'estuaire, révèle trois secteurs. L'amont est dominé par la diatomée du genre
Cyclotalla spp., le dinoflagellé
Glenodinium foliaceum, les cryptophycées et les euglenophycées. Dans le secteur intermédiaire, la diatomée
Chaetoceros ceratosporus est en abondance, avec les dinoglagellés
Peridinium quinquecorne et
prorocentrum minimum et les cryptophycées. En aval, les diatomées telles que
Leptocylindrus danicus et
Skeletonema costatum sont dominantes, associées au dinoflagellé
Prorocentrum spp. La répartition et l'abondance de ces espèces est discutée en relation avec la salinité, la stratification des eaux, les nutriments et |
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ISSN: | 0399-1784 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0399-1784(98)80016-9 |