Phytoplankton collected in the Po River Delta - North Adriatic Sea (RITMARE Project) 2013-2014

Study Extent

Phytoplankton was collected in the Po Delta - North Adriatic Sea during two in oceanographic cruises in 2013-11 and 2014-11, in the framework of the Italian Flagship Project RITMARE.

Sampling

Sampling with Niskin bottles at several discrete depths.

Method steps

1. Samples were fixed with Ca(HCO3) 2-buffered formaldehyde (0.8% final concentration) and cell abundance and species composition of phytoplankton were estimated according to Utermöhl’s method (1958), using an inverted microscope equipped with phase contrast, at 320-400x final magnifications.

1. Bacillariophyta
   common name: Diatoms rank: class
2. Dinoflagellata
   common name: Dinofalgellates rank: subclass

Delta del Po: http://marineregions.org/mrgid/27627