Holo- and Heterococcolithophorids (Calcareous Nannoplankton) in the Gulf of Korthi (Andros island, Aegean Sea, Greece) during late summer 2001

Citation:

Triantaphyllou, M., Dermitzakis, M.D., Dimiza, M. Holo- and Heterococcolithophorids (Calcareous Nannoplankton) in the Gulf of Korthi (Andros island, Aegean Sea, Greece) during late summer 2001. Revue de Paleobiologie [Internet]. 2002;21(1):353-369.

Abstract:

Water samples were collected for coccolithophore analysis in August 2001, from 8 stations along a transect in the gulf of Korthi (Andros Island, Aegean sea). Samples were collected from 0-120m water-depth to determine the spatial and vertical distribution of individual holococcolithophore species in coastal environments. Holococcolithophore absolute abundances usually range between 7.29x10and 0.06x10cells/l. The distribution patternsi ndicate that holococcolithophores may constitute a significant part of the summer flora in the upper photic zone of the coastal waters of Andros island, providing evidence of vertical distribution in the water column and showing affinities to shallower environments and rather normal nutrification conditions.

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