Nv. Druzhkov et Ei. Druzhkova, The dynamics of the nanophytoplankton community in the coastal ecosystem of the Southern Bight (North Sea) during the winter-spring period, J SEA RES, 43(2), 2000, pp. 105-111
The seasonal dynamics of the nanophytoplankton community (pelagic algae 2-2
0 mu m) was studied at a location in the Southern Eight (North Sea) from Oc
tober 1993 through May 1994. During the study period the cell number and bi
omass of the nanoalgae varied between 10(5)-10(6) cells dm(-3) and 16-300 m
u g wet weight dm(-3). Several ecological events seem common to the boreal
coastal nanophytoplankton communities in the winter-spring period. These ar
e: (1) abrupt fall in abundance at the beginning of winter (late October-ea
rly November); (2) winter minimum (December-March); (3) steady increase in
cell number and biomass (April-May); followed by (4) the spring maximum occ
urring usually in May. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.