@article {3790, title = {Seasonal variation in\ Emiliania huxleyi\ coccolith morphology and calcification in the Aegean Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)}, journal = {Geobios}, volume = {43}, year = {2010}, pages = {99-110}, abstract = {

A seasonal morphological variability is observed in Emiliania huxleyi var. huxleyi specimens, collected from discrete water samples in the\ Aegean Sea. Biometric analyses reveal a consistent pattern of increase in the size of coccoliths and coccospheres, including the thickness of the\ inner tube elements (INT), in winter/spring time low sea surface temperature and moderate productivity samples when compared with summer\ time high temperature{\textendash}low productivity samples. The small range of salinity change in the Aegean Sea and the absence of seasonal \ pattern in\ nutrient content do not support any association with the observed increase in E. huxleyi coccolith size. A relatively increased [HCO3-] content is\ observed during spring-time interval related with the increase in the coccolith size, however it remains unclear which parameter of the carbonate\ system causes the observed effects.

}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001669950900093X}, author = {Triantaphyllou, M., and Dimiza, M., and Krasakopoulou, E., and Malinverno, E., and Lianou, V., and Souvermezoglou, E.,} }