Title :
Variability of phytoplankton communities in central east Atlantic (ESTOC)
Author :
Vega-Moreno, D. ; Llerandi-García, C. ; Cianca, A. ; Cardona, L. ; Villagarcía, M. ; Santana, R. ; Rueda, M.J. ; Llinás, O.
Author_Institution :
Oceanogr. Dept., Canary Inst. of Marine Sci. (ICCM), Telde, Spain
Abstract :
Phytoplankton pigment composition has been studied during two years at station located in the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, in a station for time series in the ocean. The concentration and proportion of several diagnostic pigments is used for the determination of phytoplankton communities present in the area, and consequently their seasonal and temporal variability. The knowledge of phytoplankton composition in large temporal series is crucial for a better understanding of biogeochemical cycles and for the improvement of the existent chlorophyll data on the series.
Keywords :
microorganisms; ocean chemistry; oceanographic regions; time series; ESTOC; European Station for Time Series in the Ocean; biogeochemical cycle; central east Atlantic; chlorophyll data; diagnostic pigment concentration; diagnostic pigment proportion; phytoplankton community determination; phytoplankton community variability; phytoplankton pigment composition; seasonal variability; subtropical North Atlantic Ocean; temporal series; temporal variability; Communities; Europe; Indexes; Oceans; Physiology; Pigments; Time series analysis; HPLC; biomarker pigments; distribution; phytoplankton; size group; time series;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS, 2011 IEEE - Spain
Conference_Location :
Santander
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0086-6
DOI :
10.1109/Oceans-Spain.2011.6003478
