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PLANT BIOSYSTEMS
Volume 150, Issue 4, Pages 660-670Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2014.989283
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Phytoplankton; trans-domain aquatic ecosystems; multiannual trends; environmental changes; Mediterranean basin
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- Academy of Finland [259357]
- Academy of Finland (AKA) [259357, 259357] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
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We investigated multiannual trends in phytoplankton in relation to several environmental drivers. We analyzed ecological data collected during the past two decades from three aquatic sites: an artificial lake, a coastal lagoon, and a marine coastal area. Hydrographic, nutrient, and phytoplankton data were statistically analyzed to detect trends and interactions. In all ecosystems, the chlorophyll a concentration decreased with increasing abundance of small-sized phytoplankton. Phytoplankton dynamics were related to decreased nutrient concentrations in the lake, to dynamics of phosphorus and decreased salinity in the lagoon, and probably to combined top-down and bottom-up processes in the marine gulf.
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