Phytoplankton community composition during contrasting winter conditions in a shallow bay in the northern Baltic Sea

• Main Author: Skrifvars, Amalia
• Other Authors: Åbo Akademi, Fakulteten för naturvetenskaper och teknik, Miljö- och marinbiologi
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: benthic coupling; phytoplankton; cold-water period; sympagic; pelagic; Baltic Sea; spring bloom; diatoms; dinoflagellates; plankton; ice cover; winter; composition (consistency); biomass (ecology); kiselalger; dinoflagellater; istäcke; vinter; sammansättning (fysiska egenskaper); biomassa (ekologi); piilevät; panssarilevät; jääpeite; talvi; koostumus; biomassa (ekologia); 1183 Växtbiologi; mikrobiologi; virologi; Shallow Bay; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://www.doria.fi/handle/10024/188237

During 2019–20, the most severe wintertime marine heatwave since 2000–01 swept through the Baltic Sea. Sea ice was practically non-existent during this time, which is unusual for the northern Baltic Sea. The consequences for the phytoplankton community due to winter-time heatwaves are still unknown....