The Study of Plankton in the Mediterranean Sea
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 3952
Special Issue Editors
Interests: marine ecology; phytoplankton; diversity; microbial food web; indicators
Interests: marine ecology; mesozooplankton taxonomy; ecophysiology; food web dynamics
Interests: water quality assessment; harmful algal blooms (HABs) dynamics; eutrophication processes; pelagic habitat status
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Dear Colleagues,
The Mediterranean Sea is characterized by a gradient of increasing oligotrophy from the northwestern to the eastern regions. This semi-enclosed sea is characterized by complex physical dynamics, especially the thermohaline circulation, and shows considerable variability over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. Seasonal patterns are linked to variations in hydrological features and changes in nutrient concentrations. This variability is reflected in the planktonic food webs, which dominate large parts of the Mediterranean pelagic habitats. Plankton assemblages in the Mediterranean have proved to be good indicators of environmental changes. Changes in plankton communities affect the pathways and efficiency of energy transfer along the food web, thus affecting the functioning of Mediterranean Sea ecosystems.
The scope of this Special Issue in Water, entitled “The Study of Plankton in the Mediterranean Sea”, focuses on updated data that could be used to monitor and evaluate the significance of plankton ecology and diversity in Mediterranean Sea ecosystems.
This Special Issue seeks to explore:
- new insights to improve the current knowledge of marine plankton in the Mediterranean Sea (including composition, structure and dynamics);
- plankton components and their interactions in the pelagic ecosystem;
- long-term observations and modeling analysis of plankton communities;
- the causes and effects of any changes of plankton communities in the Mediterranean Sea.
Dr. Georgia Assimakopoulou
Dr. Soultana Zervoudaki
Dr. Ioanna Varkitzi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Mediterranean Sea
- marine ecosystem
- marine biodiversity
- plankton assemblages
- phytoplankton
- mesozooplankton
- microzooplankton
- bacteria
- viruses
- food webs
- bioindicators