Phytoplankton of coastal waters in Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean, 2002-2003.

Lydia Ignatiades

doi:10.15468/rzwf6k

Phytoplankton of coastal waters in Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean, 2002-2003.

Citation

Ignatiades L, Legaki A, Nikolopoulou S (2020). Phytoplankton of coastal waters in Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean, 2002-2003.. Version 1.5. Hellenic Center for Marine Research. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/rzwf6k accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-05-27.

Description

This dataset contains abundance data of phytoplankton species (diatoms, dinoflagellates and coccolithophores) collected in four eutrophic gulfs of the Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, during the years 2002–2003 and data on environmental parameters.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Phytoplankton was studied in four gulfs of Aegean sea [Saronikos Gulf, Evoikos Gulf, Pagassitikos Gulf and Thermaikos Gulf] during the years 2002-2003.

Sampling

The samples were collected from 1 m depth with a Hydro-bios sampler equipped with an inverted thermometer. For species identification and enumeration samples were fixed with Lugol’s solution (without acetic acid), settled in 50-ml sedimentation chambers. Samples for nutrient analysis were filtered (0.2 mm Millipore filter), dispensed into 100 mL polyethelene bottles and kept continuously under deep freeze (-20oC) until their analysis in the laboratory. Samples (0.5–1 L) for chlorophyll a analysis were collected from each sampling station, filtered immediately through Whatman GF/F filters and kept deep frozen till the day of analysis in the laboratory by a TURNER AU-10 fluorometer.

Quality Control

Stations were plotted on Google earth and errors were corrected. Taxonomic quality control was done using the online taxon match tool of WoRMS.

Method steps

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Taxonomic Coverages

Prymnesiophyceae
rank: class
Bacillariophyceae
rank: class
Dinophyceae
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Four gulfs located in the Aegean Sea along the eastern Greek mainland: Saronikos Gulf, Evoikos Gulf, Pagassitikos Gulf and Thermaikos Gulf.

Bibliographic Citations

Igniatiades, L. (2012). Mixotrophic and heterotrophic dinoflagellates in eutrophic coastal waters of the Aegean Sea (eastern Mediterranean Sea). Botanica Marina 55(1): 39-48. DOI: 10.1515/bot-2012-0096 - http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/botm.2012.55.issue-1/bot-2012-0096/bot-2012-0096.xml
Ignatiades L., Gotsis-Skretas O. & Metaxatos A.Field and culture studies on the ecophysiology of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum (Halim) present in Greek coastal waters.Harmful Algae 2007;6: 153–165. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2006.04.002 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568988306000400
Ignatiades, L. and Gotsis-Skretas, O. (2014).The contribution of rare species to coastal phytoplankton assemblages.Marine Ecology,35: 132–145.doi: 10.1111/maec.12084 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maec.12084/pdf

Contacts

Lydia Ignatiades
originator
position: Emeritus Research Scientist
Demokritos, Institute of Biosciences and Applications
Telephone: +30 210 8944202
email: igna@bio.demokritos.gr
homepage: http://www.demokritos.gr/

Aglaia Legaki
metadata author
position: Data Manager
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture
email: aglalegaki@biol.uoa.gr

Stamatina Nikolopoulou
metadata author
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture

Lydia Ignatiades
user
position: Emeritus Research Scientist
Demokritos, Institute of Biosciences and Applications
email: lyigna@otenet.gr
homepage: http://www.demokritos.gr/

Angelina Metaxatos
administrative point of contact
position: Scientific technical staff
National Observatory of Athens, Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development
Lofos Nymphon - Thissio, PO Box 20048
Athens
11810
GR
Telephone: +30 2108109154
email: metalina@noa.gr
homepage: http://www.noa.gr

Olympia Gotsis-Skretas
administrative point of contact
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
46.7 km. Athens-Souniou, PO Box 712, Anavyssos
Attiki
19013
GR
homepage: http://www.hcmr.gr/en/

Lydia Ignatiades
administrative point of contact
position: Emeritus Research Scientist
Demokritos, Institute of Biosciences and Applications
Telephone: +30 210 8944202
email: igna@bio.demokritos.gr
homepage: http://www.demokritos.gr/