Microphytobenthos North Adriatic-Gulf of Trieste, LTER time-series

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Version 8.7 published by National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics on May 11, 2017 National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
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Description

Regular monitoring of microphytoplankton abundance and community composition has been carried out with a monthly frequency in the Gulf of Trieste, from 05/2002 to 07/2005.

Data Records

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Occurrence (core)
5069
MeasurementOrFacts 
2717

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How to cite

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Cibic T (2013). Microphytobenthos North Adriatic-Gulf of Trieste, LTER time-series.. https://doi.org/10.6092/a5259fc9-e984-4fbd-ab9e-bd1f459c152c

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Contacts

Tamara Cibic
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Researcher
OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale)
Via Auguste Piccard, 54
34151 Trieste
TS
IT
+390402249740
Marina Lipizer
  • Metadata Provider
Technologist
OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale)
Borgo Grotta Gigante, 42/C
34010 Trieste
TS
IT
+390402140310
http://www.ogs.trieste.it/en/users/marina-lipizer
Serena Fonda Umani
  • Principal Investigator
Professor
Univ. Trieste
Trieste
TS
IT

Geographic Coverage

The time series station C1 ( Latitude 45°42'2.99"N Longitude 13°42'36.00"E), located in the Gulf of Trieste in the northernmost part of the Adriatic Sea, is part of the Adriatic Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site . It is a shallow coastal station (17 m depth) located at 0.2 Km from the coast, at the outer border of the Natural Marine Reserve of Miramare, Trieste. The coordinates were measured by a GPS.

Bounding Coordinates South West [45.5, 13.3], North East [45.75, 13.8]

Taxonomic Coverage

Microphytobenthos

Superclass Dinoflagellata (Dinoflagellates)
Class Bacillariophyceae (Diatoms)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2002-05-14 / 2005-07-20

Project Data

No Description available

Title INTERREG Project
Funding INTERREG Project
Study Area Description The time series station C1 ( Latitude 45°42'2.99"N Longitude 13°42'36.00"E), located in the Gulf of Trieste in the northernmost part of the Adriatic Sea, is part of the Adriatic Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site . It is a shallow coastal station (17 m depth) located at 0.2 Km from the coast, at the outer border of the Natural Marine Reserve of Miramare, Trieste.
Design Description Monthly monitoring

The personnel involved in the project:

Serena Fonda Umani
  • Principal Investigator

Sampling Methods

KC Haps bottom corer, 13 cm internal diameter. The sampled layer consists of the upper 5 mm of the sediment which has been homogenized.

Study Extent Monthly sampling from 05/2002 to 06/2005.

Method step description:

  1. Samples were fixed with Ca(HCO3)2-buffered formaldehyde (0.8% final concentration) and cell abundance and species composition of microphytobenthos were estimated according to Utermöhl’s method (1958), using an inverted microscope equipped with phase contrast, at 200-320-400x final magnifications. Data are expressed as cell per cm3 sediment.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Cibic, T., Blasutto, O., Falconi, C., & Fonda Umani, S. (2007). Microphytobenthic biomass, species composition and nutrient availability in sublittoral sediments of the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 75(1), 50-62 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.01.020
  2. T. Cibic & C. Facca "MICROPHYTOBENTHOS", Biol. Mar. Mediterr. (2010), 17 (suppl. 1): 754-800 http://www.sibm.it/CHECKLIST/BMM%2017(s1)%202010%20Checklist%20II/49%20MICROPHYTOBENTHOS.pdf

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