Phytoplankton in longitudinal east-west transect of the Mediterranean Sea,1999.

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10.15468/5fxecm

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http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=transmed
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e4a66ab8-356e-4894-89d4-5972555726bc

Publication Date
2020-04-14
Title

Phytoplankton in longitudinal east-west transect of the Mediterranean Sea,1999.

Abstract

The scope of this study was to explore the diversification of the phytoplankton community structure and related ecological determinants along a large scale (3188 km) longitudinal transect, covering the region from eastern Mediterranean to Western Basin. Sampling was performed during the period June – July of 1999. Six stations were located in the Eastern Basin, one station in the Sicily strait and two stations in the Western Basin.A total of 216 species were identified(48 diatoms, 112 dinoflagellates and 56 coccolithophores).

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ENGLISH

 
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  • Occurrence

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

It covers the region from Eastern to Western Mediterranean Sea.9 Stations TM1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

1.34

East Bounding Coordinate

37.07

North Bounding Coordinate

43.22

South Bounding Coordinate

31.93

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

1999-06-07

End Date

1999-07-01

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

This dataset contains data about Diatoms, Dinoflagellates and Coccolithophores.

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Bacillariophyceae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Dinophyceae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Haptophyta

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Online

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http://ipt.medobis.eu/archive.do?r=transmed
 

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Date Stamp

2026-04-14T08:23:01Z

Citation

Phytoplankton in longitudinal east-west transect of the Mediterranean Sea, 1999.Lydia Ignatiades. https://doi.org/10.15468/5fxecm accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-18. accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-18. accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-04-14.

Bibliography

Ignatiades, L., O. Gotsis-Skretas, K. Pagou, and E. Krasakopoulou (2009), Diversification of phytoplankton community structure and related parameters along a large-scale longitudinal east-west transect of the Mediterranean Sea, J. Plankton Res., 31, 411–428.

 

Project

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MTP-II project 'MATER: Mass Transfer and Ecosystem Response'

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Lydia

Surname

Ignatiades

Role

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Abstract
Funding

This research was undertaken within the framework of the TransMediterranean Cruise of the MTP-II project 'MATER: Mass Transfer and Ecosystem Response' jointly funded by the European Commission’s Marine Science and Technology III (MAST-III) Programme and the Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology.

 
 

Methods

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Method Step

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Sampling

Study Extent

This dataset is based on a large scale longitudinal transect from eastern Mediterranean sea to the Western Basin, in June and July 1999.

Sampling Description

Samples were collected from routine hydrocasts using a CTD rosette sampler from 1, 10, 20, 50, 75, 100 and 120 m.

Temperature and salinity were recorded using a Seabird Electronics SBE-911+ CTD profiler.

Samples for chlorophyll a determination (2 L from each sampling depth) were filtered on board through 0.2 mm polycarbonate Millipore filters and kept frozen until analysis in the laboratory with a TURNER 00-AU-10 fluorometer.

Samples for the determination of nutrients were collected in 100 ml polyethylene bottles and kept at -20oC, until their analysis in the laboratory with a Bran+Luebbe II autoanalyser. Phosphate was measured with a Perkin Elmer Lambda 2S UV/VIS Spectrometer.

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Stations were plotted on Google earth for a visual check.

Taxonomic quality control was done using the online taxon match tool of WoRMS.