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<p>Protozoan communities were studied in the coastal zone of the southern Baltic Sea. Stable environmental conditions and typical, bimodal seasonal changes in the protozoan biomass were observed at the sampling site in Sopot (2003–2004). At the sampling site in Ustka (2007–2008), strong benthic resuspension and irregular impacts of fresh water resulted in atypical seasonal changes in the protozoan biomass with a summer peak only. The mean annual biomass had similar values at both sites: 43.2 μg C dm−3 in Sopot and 38.6 μg C dm−3 in Ustka. The protozoan community in Sopot was dominated by ciliates (48% of the biomass), whereas in Ustka — by heterotrophic nanoflagellates (53%).</p>
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Protozoan communities were studied in the coastal zone of the southern Baltic Sea. Stable environmental conditions and typical, bimodal seasonal changes in the protozoan biomass were observed at the sampling site in Sopot (2003–2004). At the sampling site in Ustka (2007–2008), strong benthic resuspension and irregular impacts of fresh water resulted in atypical seasonal changes in the protozoan biomass with a summer peak only. The mean annual biomass had similar values at both sites: 43.2 μg C dm−3 in Sopot and 38.6 μg C dm−3 in Ustka. The protozoan community in Sopot was dominated by ciliates (48% of the biomass), whereas in Ustka — by heterotrophic nanoflagellates (53%).

Composition of protozoan communities at two sites in the coastal zone of the southern Baltic Sea

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Protozoan communities were studied in the coastal zone of the southern Baltic Sea. Stable environmental conditions and typical, bimodal seasonal changes in the...

Composition of protozoan communities at two sites in the coastal zone of the southern Baltic Sea

Publicado en línea: 03 oct 2013

Páginas: 268 - 276

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-013-0083-x

Palabras clave
ciliates, flagellates, HNF, dinoflagellates, Baltic Sea, coastal zone

© 2013 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Composition of protozoan communities at two sites in the coastal zone of the southern Baltic Sea

Publicado en línea: 03 oct 2013

Páginas: 268 - 276

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-013-0083-x

Palabras claveciliates, flagellates, HNF, dinoflagellates, Baltic Sea, coastal zone

© 2013 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
ciliates, flagellates, HNF, dinoflagellates, Baltic Sea, coastal zone