A metabarcode based (species) inventory of the northern Adriatic phytoplankton.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The northern Adriatic is characterised as the coldest and most productive marine area of the Mediterranean, which is due to high nutrient levels introduced by river discharges, the largest of which is the Italian Po River (at the same time also the largest freshwater input into the Mediterranean). The northern Adriatic is a very shallow marine ecosystem with ocean current patterns that result in long retention times of plankton in the area. The northern Adriatic phytoplankton biodiversity and abundance are well-studied, through many scientific and long-term monitoring reports. These datasets were based on phytoplankton morphological traits traditionally obtained with light microscopy. The most recent comprehensive eastern Adriatic phytoplankton checklist was published mo

SUBMITTER: Grizancic L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10840511 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature