Publication Date:
2022-05-19
Description:
In the individual parts of the Baltic Sea the vernal bloom of phytoplankton starts at different times. An attempt is made to explain these temporal differences by means of the hydrographical differences of the regions. lt is shown that in the western Baltic and in coastal areas the start of the bloom depends on the increasing radiation when sufficient nutrients are available. In the deeper parts of the Baltic, however, the reduction of the vertical convection together with sufficient light and nutrient supplies is the necessary condition for the outburst of phytoplankton. This lessening of vertical convection is indicated by a decrease of the ratio depth of mixed layer to depth of euphotic zone. The mass development, that means the rapid growth of phytoplankton biomass, is possible when the mixed layer tends to be equal to or less than the euphotic layer. For this thesis examples from different regions of the Baltic and of the North Sea are given.
Type:
Article
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NonPeerReviewed
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text
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