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Zur Biologie des Planktons des Königshafens (Nordsylter Wattenmeer)
On the biology of the plankton of the Königshafen (northern Wadden Sea of Sylt)
Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen volume 35, pages 243–251 (1982)
Abstract
From May 1979 on, the following parameters were measured at a station in the inlet of Königshafen near List (Island of Sylt): temperature, salinity, mesozooplankton (>76 µm), chlorophyll-a, seston dry weight, oxygen and phytoplankton-nutrients (NH4-N, NO2-N, NO3-N, PO4-P, SiO3-Si). A multiple regression analysis showed the interrelationships between the parameters measured. Tidal influences on zooplankton and seston dry weight could be observed. At low tide, the amount of zooplankton (not counting the harpacticoid copepods) declines and the number of harpacticoid copepods rises as does the seston dry weight too. The chlorophyll-a content is a function of the phytoplankton-nutrients. An increase in chlorophyll-a leads to a decrease in nitrogen and silicate concentrations. Phosphate, due possibly to a sewage inlet into the Königshafen, is not a limiting factor. The availability of nutrients is influenced by temperature, salinity and the tidal cycle. The amount of oxygen is dependent on water temperature and seston dry weight. High water temperatures and a high seston content lead to a decrease in oxygen concentrations.
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Martens, P. Zur Biologie des Planktons des Königshafens (Nordsylter Wattenmeer). Helgolander Meeresunters 35, 243–251 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01997555
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