Document of bibliographic reference 364193

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Bibliographic resource

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Journal article

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Title

Seasonal variation in size structure and production of autotrophic plankton community in eutrophied, low-light environment: A focus on Mesodinium rubrum

Abstract

Temporal variations in the primary production of the size-fractionated autotrophic plankton community were studied in coastal-estuarine waters of the eutrophic Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. The community was net-autotrophic during spring and summer and net-heterotrophic during autumn. The results of the present study clearly demonstrate strong covariation between net primary production (NPP) and <56 µm fractionated community biomass, particularly small-sized (16–33 µm) Mesodinium rubrum, implying that the majority of NPP stems from the lower end of the size spectrum. A pronounced size distribution shift was observed within the M. rubrum population. Large-sized (length ≥34 µm) M. rubrum was the most abundant in the first half of the productive season (until week 24), whereas small-sized M. rubrum dominated during the stratified period.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000983461000001

Bibliographic citation

Labucis, A.; Labuce, A.; Jurgensone, I.; Barda, I.; Andersone, I.; Ikauniece, A. (2023). Seasonal variation in size structure and production of autotrophic plankton community in eutrophied, low-light environment: A focus on Mesodinium rubrum. Oceanologia 65(2): 398-409. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2022.11.003

Topic

Marine

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true

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open access

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true