| Title | Space Distribution of Phyto- and Microzooplankton in the Vlora Bay (Southern Albania, Mediterranean Sea) |
| Abstract | The Vlora Bay is the only internal sea of the Albanian coastline. The site is of paramount interest for Albanian fishing, being a natural nursery for many fish species of economic importance. The composition of the plankton community in the Vlora Bay has been analysed and particular attention devoted to the unicellular eukaryotes by collecting samples from 16
stations during 2 seasonal cruises (MayJune 2007, and January 2008), an effort to date never carried out to know the plankton biodiversity of the area.
The microzooplankton community was composed of 122 phytoplankton and 105 microzooplankton taxa, of which 58.2% and 25.0%, respectively, were classified as seasonal (they were recorded only in one of the two considered times).
Only four categories (all phytoplanktonic, the diatom Navicula sp., undetermined naked dinoflagellates , 15 mm, the
coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi, and the undetermined phytoflagellates , 10 mm) were recorded in all the sampling
stations (at least in one period). The microzooplankton were particularly diversified and characteristic in their Ciliophora components.
A statistical analysis of taxa distribution allowed us to identify three distinct areas in the Vlora Bay: internal, intermediate, and external. The extension or the border position of these areas varied with the seasons and according to the microzooplankton group examined. The microzooplankton assemblages of the Vlora Bay showed significant differences with many other sites in the Mediterranean Sea, probably due to the crucial geographic position the bay occupies among different Mediterranean basins. |
| Source | Journal of coastal research 58, pp. 80–94 |
| Keywords | PhytoplanktonMicrozooplanktonMarine bayAlbania |
| Journal | Journal of coastal research |
| Editor | Coastal Education and Research Foundation,, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., USA, Stati Uniti d'America |
| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.2112/SI-58-8 |
| Authors | Moscatello S., Caroppo C., Hajdëri E., Belmonte G. |
| Text | 6897 2011 10.2112/SI 58 8 Phytoplankton Microzooplankton Marine bay Albania Space Distribution of Phyto and Microzooplankton in the Vlora Bay Southern Albania, Mediterranean Sea Moscatello S., Caroppo C., Hajderi E., Belmonte G. Institute for Marine Coastal Environment C.N.R. University of Salento, Lecce University Lady of Good Counsel, Tirana, Albania The Vlora Bay is the only internal sea of the Albanian coastline. The site is of paramount interest for Albanian fishing, being a natural nursery for many fish species of economic importance. The composition of the plankton community in the Vlora Bay has been analysed and particular attention devoted to the unicellular eukaryotes by collecting samples from 16 stations during 2 seasonal cruises MayJune 2007, and January 2008 , an effort to date never carried out to know the plankton biodiversity of the area. The microzooplankton community was composed of 122 phytoplankton and 105 microzooplankton taxa, of which 58.2% and 25.0%, respectively, were classified as seasonal they were recorded only in one of the two considered times . Only four categories all phytoplanktonic, the diatom Navicula sp., undetermined naked dinoflagellates , 15 mm, the coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi, and the undetermined phytoflagellates , 10 mm were recorded in all the sampling stations at least in one period . The microzooplankton were particularly diversified and characteristic in their Ciliophora components. A statistical analysis of taxa distribution allowed us to identify three distinct areas in the Vlora Bay internal, intermediate, and external. The extension or the border position of these areas varied with the seasons and according to the microzooplankton group examined. The microzooplankton assemblages of the Vlora Bay showed significant differences with many other sites in the Mediterranean Sea, probably due to the crucial geographic position the bay occupies among different Mediterranean basins. 58 Moscatello et al 2011 Moscatello_et_al_2011.pdf Articolo in rivista Coastal Education and Research Foundation, 0749 0208 Journal of coastal research Journal of coastal research J. coast. res. Journal of coastal research JCR carmela.caroppo CAROPPO CARMELA TA.P04.002.001 Fascia Costiera e Ambienti di Transizione analisi strutturale e funzionale delle componenti biotiche ed abiotiche degli ecosistemi per lo sviluppo sostenibile delle attivita |
