Anmerkung: Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Development of Knowledge of the Ligurian Sea -- 1.1. The first naturalists on the shores of the Ligurian Sea -- 1.2. Vertical structure of the Mediterranean and hydrodynamics -- 1.3. Flow rate of the Ligurian Current -- 1.4. Mesoscale structures in the Ligurian Sea: hydrodynamic front and the search for spatial precision -- 1.5. The seabed and living species -- 1.6. Study of chemical substances in the Ligurian Sea -- 1.7. Towards a synoptic vision of the Ligurian Sea. Remote sensing -- 1.8. Towards continuous observation and environmental monitoring -- 1.9. References -- 2. The Ligurian Basin: A Geomorphologic and Geological Background -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Geographic and geological boundaries -- 2.3. Origin and geological evolution of the Ligurian basin and of its margins: a brief review -- 2.3.1. Birth of the Ligurian basin -- 2.3.2. Creation and evolution of the Ligurian Sea continental margins -- 2.4. Morphology of the Ligurian Sea -- 2.4.1. General morphology -- 2.4.2. Submarine canyons -- 2.5. Sedimentary cover and sedimentary processes -- 2.5.1. Evolution of the sedimentary cover -- 2.5.2. Prevailing sedimentary mechanisms -- 2.6. A few concluding remarks -- 2.7. References -- 3. Physical Oceanography of the Ligurian Sea -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Circulation patterns from large scale to frontal dynamics -- 3.3. Observation time series: sentinel of the Mediterranean Sea -- 3.4. Discussion and conclusion -- 3.5. References -- 4. Carbonate System in the Ligurian Sea -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Distribution of the carbonate system in the Ligurian Sea -- 4.3. The seasonal cycle in surface water -- 4.4. Long-term changes in the carbonate system and acidification -- 4.4.1. Surface trends -- 4.4.2. Interior trends. , 4.5. Changes in the carbonate system in the Ligurian Sea in the Mediterranean Sea and global contexts -- 4.6. Conclusion -- 4.7. Acknowledgments -- 4.8. References -- 5. Emission Sources, Fluxes and Spatiotemporal Distribution of Nutritive Resources -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. What is required for biological development? -- 5.3. Sources of nutrients -- 5.3.1. External sources -- 5.3.2. Inputs from deep layers -- 5.3.3. Budgets -- 5.4. Seasonal patterns -- 5.5. Spatial distribution -- 5.6. Chemical limitation of primary production -- 5.6.1. The Redfield model -- 5.6.2. Peculiarity of N:P molar ratios in the Ligurian area -- 5.6.3. Model of P-limitation -- 5.7. Decadal trends and possible consequences for regional productivity -- 5.8. Concluding remarks -- 5.9. References -- 6. Production in the Ligurian Sea -- 6.1. Annual cycle of phytoplankton biomass, production and community structure in the Ligurian Sea -- 6.1.1. Regional context of the area -- 6.1.2. The diversity of phytoplankton species: the base of community ecology -- 6.1.3. Phytoplankton community structure -- 6.2. From the influence of small spatiotemporal features to the interannual and long-term variability -- 6.3. Modeling the impact of the physics on phytoplankton growth and distribution -- 6.4. References -- 7. Pelagic Viruses, Bacteria and Archaea -- 7.1. Background -- 7.1.1. Microbial food webs -- 7.1.2. Microbe-mediated ecosystem functions and biogeochemical cycles -- 7.2. Study sites -- 7.3. Diel variability of micro-organisms -- 7.4. Seasonal variability of micro-organisms -- 7.5. Variability of micro-organisms: sunlight versus dark ocean -- 7.6. Effect of episodic events on micro-organisms: upwelling and aerosols -- 7.6.1. Upwelling -- 7.6.2. Sahara dust aerosols -- 7.6.3. Volcano ash aerosols -- 7.6.4. Black carbon-rich aerosols -- 7.6.5. Conclusions. , 7.7. Effect of turbulence on micro-organisms -- 7.8. Effect of global warming and ocean acidification on micro-organisms -- 7.9. Effect of P-limitation on micro-organisms -- 7.10. Effect of viral lysis and flagellate grazing on prokaryotic diversity and growth -- 7.11. Nanobacteria, ultramicrobacteria and starvation forms -- 7.12. Microbial diversity hypothesis -- 7.13. Horizontal gene transfer -- 7.14. Acknowledgments -- 7.15. References -- Acronyms -- Glossary -- List of Authors -- Index -- Summary of Volume 2 -- Other titles from iSTE in Earth Systems - Environmental Sciences -- EULA.

Anmerkung: Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Dissolved Organic Carbon Dynamics in the Ligurian Sea -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.1.1. Why dissolved organic carbon? -- 1.1.2. Why dissolved organic carbon in the Ligurian Sea? -- 1.2. Dissolved organic carbon vertical distribution in the Ligurian Sea -- 1.3. Dissolved organic carbon temporal variability at the DYFAMED station -- 1.3.1. Seasonal variability in the upper 50 m -- 1.3.2. Dissolved organic carbon stocks (0-50 m) -- 1.4. Dissolved organic carbon surface distribution -- 1.5. Chromophoric dissolved organic matter -- 1.6. Carbon export to depth -- 1.6.1. Winter mixing -- 1.6.2. Deep-water formation -- 1.6.3. Particulate organic carbon export -- 1.7. Dissolved organic carbon stocks and fluxes -- 1.8. Main remarks and future directions -- 1.9. Acknowledgments -- 1.10. References -- 2. Dynamics and Export of Particulate Organic Carbon (POC) -- 2.1. Historical developments of POC flux studies -- 2.2. POC in the Ligurian Sea -- 2.2.1. Carbon biogeochemistry -- 2.2.2. Export flux, key contributors and processes -- 2.2.3. Modeling POC dynamics -- 2.3. Present status of POC flux and dynamics in the Ligurian Sea -- 2.4. References -- 3. Zooplankton I. Micro- and Mesozooplankton -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.1.1. Defining plankton and the different categories of plankton -- 3.1.2. Problems with the label zooplankton -- 3.2. Ligurian zooplankton -- 3.2.1. Introduction to microzooplankton and mesozooplankton -- 3.2.2. Sampling -- 3.3. The ciliate Strombidium sulcatum and the microzooplankton of the Ligurian Sea -- 3.3.1. Strombidium sulcatum -- 3.3.2. Characteristics of the Ligurian Sea assemblages of ciliates -- 3.3.3. Seasonal cycles of abundance of ciliates in coastal water -- 3.3.4. Near-shore to off-shore abundance gradient of ciliates. , 3.3.5. Seasonal variability in abundance of ciliates in off-shore waters and the depth gradient -- 3.3.6. Non-ciliate components of the microzooplankton of the Ligurian Sea -- 3.4. The mesozooplankton of the Ligurian Sea and the copepod Centropages typicus as a case study -- 3.4.1. Presentation of mesozooplankton and ecological role -- 3.4.2. Characteristics of the Ligurian Sea assemblages of crustacean zooplankton -- 3.4.3. Centropages typicus, a dominant copepod species in the Ligurian Sea -- 3.5. References -- 4. Zooplankton II. Macroplankton and Long-Term Series -- 4.1. Macroplankton: the large planktonic animals -- 4.1.1. Overview of the size class -- 4.1.2. Mollusks (Gastropoda) -- 4.1.3. Annelids -- 4.1.4. Chaetognaths -- 4.1.5. Planktonic prochordates - tunicates -- 4.1.6. Cnidarians -- 4.1.7. Ctenophores -- 4.2. Micronekton -- 4.2.1. Euphausiids -- 4.2.2. Other micronekton species -- 4.3. Zooplankton long-term series -- 4.3.1. Introduction -- 4.3.2. Zooplankton temporal trends in the Bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer as an indicator of Ligurian Sea dynamics -- 4.3.3. From local variability in plankton to global understanding and plankton community forecasts -- 4.4. References -- 5. Climate Change Effects on the Ligurian Sea Pelagic Ecosystem. What About Top Pelagic Predators? -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Top pelagic predators in the Ligurian Sea. What about species and what we know about their responses to local climate change? -- 5.2.1. Squids -- 5.2.2. Bony fishes -- 5.2.3. Sharks and rays -- 5.2.4. Sea turtles -- 5.2.5. Marine mammals -- 5.3. Conclusion -- 5.4. Acknowledgments -- 5.5. References -- 6. A Biogeochemical Approach to Contamination of the Ligurian Sea -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Trace metal contamination -- 6.2.1. Impact of atmospheric deposition -- 6.2.2. Mercury -- 6.2.3. Tributyltin (TBT) -- 6.3. Radionuclides fluxes. , 6.4. Organic chemical contaminants -- 6.5. Contamination of the LS in the context of the global change -- 6.6. Acknowledgments -- 6.7. References -- Conclusion and Perspectives -- C.1. Latest developments in observation methods -- C.2. Future evolution of observation techniques -- C.3. A growing contribution of methods based on artificial intelligence -- C.4. Future themes requiring integrated and multi-tool observation in the Ligurian Sea -- C.5. References -- Acronyms -- Glossary -- List of Authors -- Index -- Summary of Volume 1 -- Other titles from iSTE in Earth Systems - Environmental Sciences -- EULA.