RT Journal Article
T1 Phytoplankton dynamics in the Mar Menor, a Mediterranean coastal lagoon strongly impacted by eutrophication.
A1 Ouaissa, Sophia
A1 Gómez-Jakobsen, Francisco
A1 Yebra, Lidia
A1 Ferrera, Isabel
A1 Moreno-Ostos, Enrique
A1 Belando, María Dolores
A1 Ruiz, Juan M.
A1 Mercado, Jesús M.
K1 Fitoplancton - Mar Menor (Murcia)
K1 Eutroficación
K1 Diatomeas
K1 Dinoflagelados
K1 Criptofíceas
K1 Ecología de lagunas
AB The Mar Menor hypersaline coastal lagoon has suffered serious degradation in the last three decades attributable to nutrient pollution. In 2015, the lagoon experienced an intensive bloom of cyanobacteria that triggered a drastic change of its ecosystem. Our analyses indicate that phytoplankton in 2016–2021 did not present a seasonal variability pattern; the community was mainly dominated by diatoms and punctually reached abundance peaks above 107 cell L- 1 along with chlorophyll a concentrations exceeding 20 μg L- 1. The predominant diatomgenera during these blooms were different as well as the nutrient conditions under which they were produced. These high diatom abundances are unprecedented in the lagoon; in fact, our data indicate that the taxonomic composition, time variation patterns and cell abundance of phytoplankton in 2016–2021 differ notably in comparison to the data published before 2015. Consequently, our results support the finding that the trophic status of the lagoon has changed profoundly.
PB Elsevier
YR 2023
FD 2023-04-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/40327
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/40327
LA eng
NO Ouaissa, S., F. Gómez-Jakobsen, L. Yebra, I. Ferrera, E. Moreno-Ostos, M.D. Belando, J.M. Ruiz, J.M. Mercado. 2023. Phytoplankton dynamics in the Mar Menor, a Mediterranean coastal lagoon strongly impacted by eutrophication. Marine Pollution Bulletin 192 115074
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026