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Variability in the Hydrographic and Biological Features of the Gulf of Naples
Author(s) -
Carrada G.C.,
Hopkins T.S.,
Bonaduce G.,
Ianora A.,
Marino D.,
Modigh M.,
Ribera D'Alcalà M.,
Scotto Carlo B.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
marine ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.668
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1439-0485
pISSN - 0173-9565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0485.1980.tb00213.x
Subject(s) - hydrography , oceanography , eutrophication , zooplankton , phytoplankton , environmental science , surface runoff , sampling (signal processing) , chlorophyll a , nutrient , ecology , geology , biology , botany , filter (signal processing) , computer science , computer vision
. Recent observations of physico‐chemical and biological parameters in the Gulf of Naples are summarized. The water masses present within the Gulf during the various periods of the year are described. The temporal and spatial distribution of surface nutrients (N‐NO 3 , P‐PO 4 , Si‐SiO 4 ) and chlorophyll a are reported and the areas exposed to local eutrophication are identified. Biweekly sampling at a reference station has permitted us also to identify both phytoplankton and zooplankton seasonal cycles. The morphology of the basin and the uneven land runoff distribution are interpreted as causal to the variability of chemico‐physical parameters and of the associated biological communities, giving rise to two subsystems (coastal and “open water”) within the Gulf.