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Effect of eutrophication and pollution on benthic communities in the Split area (Adriatic Sea)

SUMMARY:The long-term studies (from 1976 up to now) of chemical and biological parameters in the eastern Adriatic coast point to the fact that, during the past decade, an increase in the eutrophication level has persisted in some investigated areas, like Split area. Our findings suggest that the biomass, in the terms of the overall amount of phytoplankton in some areas, does not change substanially, but the composition of biomass does. By causing unintentional shifts at the base of the food pyramid, we may have produced shifts at the top shifts we still do not fully understand.

Nutrients; eutrophication; pollution; benthic communities; Kaštela Bay.

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