We measured the vertical and seasonal distribution of picoplankton (0.2-2 microm) and nanoplankton (2-20 microm) in the photic layer of Cuban southern oceanic and coastal waters. The concentration of the different fractions was estimated by epifluorescence microscopy. Heterotrophic components from the different fractions showed higher vertical stratification in the oceanic station in comparison...

Nanoplankton and picoplankton abundance and community grazing on picoplankton were deterrnined in surnmer and autumn at several stations in a productive coastal environment (Georges Bank. NW Atlantic Ocean) and in an oligotrophic oceanic ecosystem (Sargasso Sea). Ranges of heterotrophic nanoplankton (HNAN) abundance were 1.2 to 3.6 X 103 ceils rnl-' on Georges Bank, and 2.2 to 6.8 X 10' ceiis m...

Changes in the autotrophic pico- (0.2-2 microm), nano- (2-20 microm), and microplankton (>20 microm) biomass (chlorophyll a) and primary production were measured in the estuarine and coastal waters off Cochin, southwest coast of India during the onset and establishment of a monsoon. During this period, the estuary was dominated by nutrient-rich freshwater, whereas the coastal waters were charac...

An unexpected increase of phototrophic and heterotrophic picoand nanoplankton under anoxic conditions was encountered in the central Baltic Sea below 120 m depth in August 1991 and 135 m depth in July 1992, respectively. Cell abundances in anoxic layers were up to 10 times higher for chroococcoid cyanobacteria, 6 to 8 times for phototrophic nanoflagellates and 3 to 4 times for bacteria, as comp...

The present study aims to explore the bioaccumulation and biotic transformations of inorganic (iHg) monomethyl mercury (MMHg) by natural pico-nanoplankton community from eutrophic lake Soppen, Switzerland. Pico-nanoplankton encompass mainly bacterioplankton, mycoplankton phytoplankton groups with size between 0.2 20 μm. Species-specific enriched isotope mixture 199iHg 201MMHg was used accumulat...

We present the first insight to the oceanography of the southeastern Adriatic Sea, where coastal water influenced by Albanian rivers comes into contact with the inflowing oligotrophic Eastern Adriatic Current (Ionian Surface Water and Levantine Intermediate Water). A distinct plankton distribution was observed on each side of the shelf break hydrographic boundary in May 2009, during gradual war...

Changes in the phytoplankton biomass (chlorophyll a), production rate, and species composition were studied over two seasons using the time series measurements in the northern limb of the Cochin estuary in relation to the prevailing hydrological conditions. The present study showed the significant seasonal variation in water temperature (F=69.4, P<0.01), salinity (F=341.93, P<0.01), dissolved i...

The contribution of three different cell size classes of picoplankton: 0.74-2 μm, nanoplankton:2–20 μm and microplankton, >20 μm of the phytoplankton population and their relationship to environmental conditions were studied over two annual cycles at one station in Bandar Khyran Bay, Sea of Oman, from May 2006 to August 2008. Nanoplankton was the most important class contributing 54.4% to tot...

The contribution of three different cell size classes of picoplankton: 0.74-2 μm, nanoplankton:2–20 μm and microplankton, >20 μm of the phytoplankton population and their relationship to environmental conditions were studied over two annual cycles at one station in Bandar Khyran Bay, Sea of Oman, from May 2006 to August 2008. Nanoplankton was the most important class contributing 54.4% to tot...

The diverse diets of common planktonic rotifers are described in detail from field and laboratory observations experiments. Also considered methodological approaches, rotifer feeding mechanisms, the availability natural waters less well-known food items (detritus, picoplankton, protozoans). Despite much variation among within genera, niches can be subdivided into four broad, overlapping categor...