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1. Statistical evaluation of differences in phytoplankton richness and abundance as constrained by environmental drivers in transitional waters of the Mediterranean basin.

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VADRUCCI, M. R., SABETTA, L., FIOCCA, A., MAZZIOTTI, C., SILVESTRI, C., CABRINI, M., GUARDIANI, B., KONJKA, E., EVANGELOPOULOS55, A., KOUTSOUBAS, D., and . BASSET, A

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PHYTOPLANKTON, PHYTOPLANKTON populations, BIOLOGICAL classification, BIOTIC communities, ECOLOGICAL heterogeneity, LAGOONS, SEASONS, AQUATIC habitats, QUANTITATIVE research
Abstract

The article examines the spatial patterns of phytoplankton richness, abundance and taxonomic composition in transitional waters in the eastern Mediterranean basin. Results show that the number of taxa and the cell density of phytoplankton guilds differed between season and across ecosystems. Moreover, the taxonomic composition varied significantly among lagoons. Findings suggest that the abundance and taxa richness follow different eco-regional patterns related to a variety of large-scale abiotic factors.

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2008
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2. Phytoplankton size structure in transitional water ecosystems: a comparative analysis of descriptive tools.

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SABETTA, L., VADRUCCI, M. R., FIOCCA, A., STANCA, E., MAZZIOTTI, C., FERRARI, C., CABRINI, M., KONGJKA, E., and BASSET, A.

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PHYTOPLANKTON populations, COMPARATIVE studies, AQUATIC habitats, PLANT biomass, SPECIES distribution, ECOSYSTEM health, PHYTOPLANKTON, BIOTIC communities, MATHEMATICAL statistics
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The article examines the effectiveness of various descriptive tools for phytoplankton size structure in transitional water ecosystems, including size-abundance relationships (SAR), non-normalized and normalized biomass size spectra (BSS) and non-normalized and normalized number size spectra (NSS). Comparative analyses were performed to determine the consistency and effectiveness of each tool. Results showed that NSS was more accurate than BSS, slopes of phytoplankton size spectra were consistently less negative than expected, and the metrics describing the frequency distribution of phytoplankton were effective in discriminating ecosystems.

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2008
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