Živana Ninčević Gladan

TL;DR: Zooplankton numerical variability primarily responded to seasonal variation in water temperature and spatial variation in salinity, but spatial distribution of the collected data showed that abundances were also linked to chemical and biological parameters generally used as descriptors of water quality.

TL;DR: Investigation of physical, chemical and biological parameters of the water column at two stations under different trophic conditions during a 1-year period (from September 2005 to September 2006) in an aquaculture area showed that the concentrations of dissolved nutrients were slightly enhanced at the farm station in comparison with the control station, although those differences were not statistically significant.

TL;DR: In offshore waters, the abundance of Synechococcus was influenced by nutrient availability and HNF abundance more than by temperature, while in coastal waters, where nutrients were not a limiting factor, temperature had greater influence.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors set up a connection between two inter-annual systems: the airsea interconnected system and pelagic ecosystems for the period 1961 to 2010, showing that significant changes occurred through 1987-1998 period, characterized by a drop of temperature, salinity and oxygen concentration in the middle Adriatic intermediate layer as consequence of a weaker ventilation.

TL;DR: Autotrophic components (Prochl, Syn and picoeukaryotes) made greater contribution to the picoplankton biomass in mesotrophic and eutrophic areas, while heterotrophic bacteria became more important under oligotrophic conditions.