Short-term variability and control of phytoplankton photosynthetic activity in a macrotidal ecosystem (the Strait of Dover, eastern English Channel)

• Published in: Marine biology Vol. 160; no. 7; pp. 1661 - 1679
• Main Authors: Houliez, Emilie, Lizon, Fabrice, Lefebvre, Sébastien, Artigas, Luis Felipe, Schmitt, François G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.07.2013; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: acclimation; Acclimatization; Algae; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; coastal water; Coastal waters; Community structure; correlation; Earth Sciences; Ecosystems; electron transfer; English Channel; Environmental conditions; environmental factors; Fluorometry; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Life Sciences; light intensity; linear models; Marine; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Marine biology; Marine ecology; Microbiology; Neap tides; Oceanography; Original Paper; Photosynthesis; Physiology; Phytoplankton; regression analysis; Sciences of the Universe; Sea water ecosystems; Straits; Synecology; tides; Variability; Zoology; English Channel; Atlantic Ocean; North Atlantic; ANE, Europe, English Channel; ANE, British Isles, England, Kent, Dover; Photosynthetic Parameter; Phytoplankton; Phytoplankton Community Structure; Phytoplankton Assemblage; Photoprotective Mechanism; Short term; Strait; Ecosystem; Activity; Photosynthesis; Tides

Short-term changes in phytoplankton photosynthetic activity were studied during different periods of the years 2009 and 2010 in the coastal waters of a macrotidal ecosystem (the Strait of Dover, eastern English Channel). During each sampling period, samples were taken every 1.45 h., from sunrise to...