scholarly journals Changes in the planktonic community structure related to trophic conditions: The case study of the northern Adriatic Sea

2012 ◽  
Vol 96-97 ◽  
pp. 95-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragica Fuks ◽  
Ingrid Ivančić ◽  
Mirjana Najdek ◽  
Davor Lučić ◽  
Jakica Njire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic Sea ◽  
Trophic Conditions ◽  
Northern Adriatic ◽  
Planktonic Community

Seasonal variations of epilithic diatoms on different hard substrates, in the northern Adriatic Sea

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 649-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Totti ◽  
Emellina Cucchiari ◽  
Mario De Stefano ◽  
Chiara Pennesi ◽  
Tiziana Romagnoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Seasonal Variations ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Artificial Substrates ◽  
Northern Adriatic Sea ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Northern Adriatic ◽  
Epilithic Diatoms ◽  
Motile Species ◽  
Hard Substrates

The colonization of epilithic diatoms on artificial hard substrates (marble, quartzite and slate) was investigated on a seasonal basis in a subtidal site of the northern Adriatic Sea to determine if substrate-dependent differences in colonization occurs and to define the seasonal variations of microepilithic communities in terms of abundance, biomass and community structure. Artificial substrates (smoothed small discs mounted on a Plexiglas sheet) were placed at a depth of 8 m in April 2003, July 2003, January 2004 and February 2004. The discs were collected after 6–7 weeks for counting and taxonomic identification of the diatoms. The community structure of epilithic diatoms showed a dominance of motile species over the entire study period, followed by erect, adnate and tube-dwelling diatoms. Diatom density showed a marked seasonal variability, ranging from 365±407 (winter 2004) to 557156±82602 cells cm-2 (spring 2004). Biomass ranged from 0.02±0.01 to 17.53±3.20 μg C cm-2. Abundance and biomass values did not present any significant differences for the three substrates examined.

scholarly journals The carbon budget in the northern Adriatic Sea, a winter case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 119 (7) ◽  
pp. 1399-1417 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Catalano ◽  
M. Azzaro ◽  
M. Bastianini ◽  
L. G. Bellucci ◽  
F. Bernardi Aubry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Budget ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic

scholarly journals Opening Marine Long-Term Ecological Science: Lesson Learned From the LTER-Italy Site Northern Adriatic Sea

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annalisa Minelli ◽  
Alessandro Sarretta ◽  
Alessandro Oggioni ◽  
Caterina Bergami ◽  
Mauro Bastianini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Science Lesson ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Northern Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic ◽  
Long Term Ecological Research

This work presents a practical case study of the Open Science principles applied to the valorization of a long-term marine dataset collected in the Northern Adriatic Sea, one of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites of the LTER-Italy network. The dataset covers a temporal range of 50 years (1965–2015), and it is composed of abiotic, and phyto- and zooplankton data, for a total of 21 parameters. The case study involved many actions, which will be described here, distinguishing between the ones affecting the whole research project workflow and those acting more specifically on the dataset. We evaluate strengths, weaknesses, and possible improvements for each action. The present study pointed out that, despite the initial and still some remaining mistrust, opening research projects is more than a best practice. It is (i) important because it improves research transparency (increasing researchers’ credibility, replicability of science, and products reuse), (ii) required by many international initiatives and regulations, and (iii) enriching because it encourages cooperation between scientists across different fields and laboratories.

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