Response of phytoplankton communities to nitrogen input reduction in mesocosm experiments

Response of phytoplankton communities to liquid creosote in freshwater microcosms.

We assessed the response of phytoplankton communities in aquatic microcosms to single applications of liquid creosote. The creosote was applied to 14 microcosms at concentrations ranging from 0.06 to 109 mg/L. Two microcosms served as controls. Phytoplankton samples were collected from each microcosm one week and 1 d before treatment and at 7 and 21 d after treatment. Temporal changes (response...

Phytoplankton Response to Saharan Dust Depositions in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: A Mesocosm Study

The response of phytoplankton populations from surface ultra-oligotrophic waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to Saharan dust additions was studied during a 10-day mesocosm experiment in May 2014. A set of triplicate mesocosms entitled “Single Addition” treatment (SA) was amended with Saharan dust once, while another triplicate set entitled “Repetitive Addition” treatment (RA) received the ...

Mesocosm Experiments Progress Report

plan: Kinnison-Palkovacs redo with electric exclosures. Focus on trophic cascades and indirect effects

Changes in microbial communities in response to submarine groundwater input

The effects of submarine groundwater on the native plankton populations of a coastal area were examined through a series of in situ groundwater addition experiments carried out during the summer in a Mediterranean embayment. Different percentages (4, 8, 10 and 12%) of groundwater extracted from 2 intertidal coastal localities subjected to different land uses were added to picoplankton-dominated...

Nitrogen Metabolism in Phytoplankton