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Bibliographic resource

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Journal article

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Estimation of cellular carbon content based on the cell biovolume of microalgae from a eutrophic estuary (Sea of Marmara, Türkiye)

Abstract

The cellular carbon content based on the cell biovolume of a total of 61 microalgal species determined in a eutrophic estuary (Golden Horn, Sea of Marmara) was estimated in seawater samples taken during two different sampling periods. Cell biovolume according to geometric dimensions of the cells was then converted to phytoplankton carbon using an appropriate conversion factor. The range of diatom biovolume, in which the majority had small cell sizes (<50 μm), was much wider than that of dinoflagellate biovolume, in which the majority had large cell sizes (>50 μm). The cell biovolume and carbon content ranged from 35 to 4.88 × 10⁵ μm³ and 5 to 1.18 × 10⁴ pgC cell⁻¹ for diatoms and from 3.66 × 10² to 8.68 × 10⁵ μm³ and 55 to 8.14 × 10⁴ pgC cell⁻¹ for dinoflagellates, respectively. The mean carbon density for diatoms and dinoflagellates (excl. Noctiluca scintillans) varied between 0.027 and 0.099 pgC μm⁻³ 0.096 and 0.136 pgC μm⁻³, respectively. The mean cell carbon content and carbon density of dinoflagellates (6.73 × 10³ pgC cell⁻¹ and 0.115 pgC μm⁻³) were approximately 10 and 2 times greater than those of diatoms, respectively. The carbon content of the other phytoflagellates was lower, whereas their carbon density was higher. As a result, the findings from this study will provide a significant contribution to the assessment and estimation of carbon biomass during algal blooms in this study area.

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https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001065941100002

Bibliographic citation

Tas, S. (2023). Estimation of cellular carbon content based on the cell biovolume of microalgae from a eutrophic estuary (Sea of Marmara, Türkiye). Environ. Monit. Assess. 195(10): 1185. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11634-7

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Marine

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