20.500.12556/DiRROS-19231 Phytoplankton assemblage over a 14-year period in the Adriatic Sea patterns and trends Phytoplankton assemblage over a 14-year period in the Adriatic Sea: patterns and trends Considering the role of phytoplankton in the functioning and health of marine systems, it is important to characterize its responses to a changing environment. The central Adriatic Sea, as a generally oligotrophic area, is a suitable environment to distinguish between regular fluctuations in phytoplankton and those caused by anthropogenic or climatic influences. This study provides a long-term perspective of phytoplankton assemblage in the central eastern Adriatic Sea, with 14 years of continuous time series data collected at two coastal and two offshore stations. The predominant phytoplankton groups were diatoms and phytoflagellates, but their proportion varied depending on the vicinity of the coast, as evidenced also by the distribution of chlorophyll a. In the coastal environment, the phytoplankton biomass was substantially higher, with a higher proportion of microphytoplankton, while small phytoplankton accounted for the majority of biomass in the offshore area. In addition, a decreasing trend in diatom abundance was observed in the coastal waters, while such trend was not so evident in the offshore area. Using a neural gas algorithm, five clusters were defined based on the contribution of the major groups. The observed increase in diversity, especially in dinoflagellates, which outnumber diatom taxa, could be a possible adaptation of dinoflagellates to the increased natural solar radiation in summer and the increased sea surface temperature. phytoplankton community long-term data diversity chlorophyll a neural gas analysis solar radiation Adriatic Sea Okvirna direktiva o morski strategiji evtrofikacija mejne vrednosti klorofil a nutrienti Jadransko morje true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2024-07-11 08:40:15 2024-07-11 08:40:15 2024-07-12 03:38:59 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 11. 7. 2024; Soavtorji: Blanka Milić Roje, Frano Matić, Jasna Arapov, Janja Francé, Mia Bužančić, Ana Bakrač, Maja Straka and Živana Ninčević Gladan; str. 1-24 iss. 7, [article no.] 493 Vol. 13 Jul. 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2024-07-02 574.5 2079-7737 10.3390/biology13070493 201474307 https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13070493 1 7059d0ae-3f50-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=26485 RAZ_Skejic_Sanda_2024.pdf RAZ_Skejic_Sanda_2024.pdf 1 2750736BA4B2DDE8E5EA45F8A6578FB7 d59d91b4385dfc599462e5b61b041d3b326466f744840f0b98ca3d194787131f 8aa75e78-3f50-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=26486 Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo 0 0 0