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Phytoplankton distribution in Mar Menor coastal lagoon (SE Spain) during 2017.

José A. DomínguezGema CaniegoManuel ErenaJuan M. SoriaNuria Hernandez-saez

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0106 biological sciences010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencescoastal lagoonnanoplanktonic algaeDistribution (economics)Ocean Engineering01 natural scienceslcsh:OceanographyMediterranean sealcsh:VM1-989PhytoplanktonEcosystemlcsh:GC1-15810105 earth and related environmental sciencesWater Science and TechnologyCivil and Structural Engineeringbusiness.industry010604 marine biology & hydrobiologySecchi diskSpecies diversitylcsh:Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineeringOceanographyeutrophicationAgriculturephytoplanktonEnvironmental scienceWater treatmentecologybusinessEutrophication

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The Mar Menor is a Spanish coastal lagoon of great ecological and economic interest. The agricultural and tourist activities developed in the surroundings of the lagoon, together with the modifications in its channels of connection with the Mediterranean Sea, have notably affected the quality of its waters, which is altering the natural balance of the ecosystem. In this work, an analysis of the density of phytoplankton present in the lagoon between the months of May to December 2017 was carried out. The results indicate a significant increase in phytoplankton density between 2500 and 67,300 cells/mL compared to previous data of 1981 (between 10 and 500 cells/mL). Concentration of Chlorophyll-a arrives to 13 &micro

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-07-20
10.3390/jmse8080600https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8080600