| Title | RESTING STAGES PRODUCED BY PLANKTON IN THE BLACK SEA - BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE |
| Abstract | To study the potential "hidden" biodiversity of the plankton in the Western Black Sea and species that could represent an ecological concern in the future, resting cysts were analyzed for the first time in superficial sediments along a transect offshore the city of Varna (Bulgaria) and a sediment trap material from the open sea. An interesting finding was the record of eight species (in resting phase), new in the Black Sea. Based on the bioinvasion history and the ecological affinity of the observed species (cysts), the results suggest future implications for the Black Sea ecosystem and biodiversity. |
| Source | 39° Congresso CIESM, maggio 2010Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit 39, pp. 399–399 |
| Keywords | planktonbiodiversitybloomssedimentsBlack Sea |
| Journal | Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit |
| Editor | CIESM, Monaco/Principato di Monaco, Francia |
| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Contributo in atti di convegno |
| Authors | Rubino, F., Moncheva, S., Belmonte, M., Slabakova, N., Kamburska, L. |
| Text | 349681 2010 plankton biodiversity blooms sediments Black Sea RESTING STAGES PRODUCED BY PLANKTON IN THE BLACK SEA BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Rubino, F., Moncheva, S., Belmonte, M., Slabakova, N., Kamburska, L. CNR, Istituto per l Ambiente Marino Costiero, Taranto, Italy Institute of Oceanology Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Varna, Bulgaria CNR, Istituto per l Ambiente Marino Costiero, Taranto, Italy Institute of Oceanology Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Varna, Bulgaria European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Ispra, Italy To study the potential hidden biodiversity of the plankton in the Western Black Sea and species that could represent an ecological concern in the future, resting cysts were analyzed for the first time in superficial sediments along a transect offshore the city of Varna Bulgaria and a sediment trap material from the open sea. An interesting finding was the record of eight species in resting phase , new in the Black Sea. Based on the bioinvasion history and the ecological affinity of the observed species cysts , the results suggest future implications for the Black Sea ecosystem and biodiversity. Published version 39 39° Congresso CIESM maggio 2010 Internazionale Contributo Contributo in atti di convegno CIESM Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Medit Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Medit fernando.rubino RUBINO FERNANDO |
