The presence of resting stages (cysts) produced by plankton has been studied in the sediments of Taranto Sea System (north Ionian Sea). The taxa richness of cysts in sediments grew accordingly with the confinement degree from the open sea to the most confined part of the system. Such a growth of cyst richness in the sediments showed a trend exactly opposed to that of active stages in the plankton. The consideration of the resting community in the sediments evidently offers a more complete knowledge of plankton dynamics in such a marine coastal environment
Plankton cysts in surface sediments of the Taranto sea system (Southern Italy)
Rubino Fernando;Denti Giuseppe;
2024
Abstract
The presence of resting stages (cysts) produced by plankton has been studied in the sediments of Taranto Sea System (north Ionian Sea). The taxa richness of cysts in sediments grew accordingly with the confinement degree from the open sea to the most confined part of the system. Such a growth of cyst richness in the sediments showed a trend exactly opposed to that of active stages in the plankton. The consideration of the resting community in the sediments evidently offers a more complete knowledge of plankton dynamics in such a marine coastal environmentFile in questo prodotto:
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