Naslov
Mucilaginous algal blooms and possible role of chemical cues

Autori
Ćosović, Božena ; Ciglenečki, Irena ; Ahel, Marijan ; Terzić, Senka ; Lučić, Davor ; Njire, Jakica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
ASLO Summer Meeting 2005 / Duarte, Carlos - Waco (TX) : American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2005

Skup
ASLO Summer Meeting 2005

Mjesto i datum
Santiago de Compostela, Španjolska, 19.06.2005. - 24.06.2005

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
algal blooms; mucilage; chemical cues; Adriatic Sea

Sažetak
In the eutrophic waters of the Northern Adriatic Sea, occasionally, large scale mucilage events cause economic and ecological damage. Mucilaginous algal blooms are becoming more frequent in other seas that are associated with the coastal waters around Europe. Different hypothesis linking biology, hydrography and water chemistry try to explain the occurrence of this phenomenon. Recently, it was revealed that the organic gel phase is important in carbon cycling in the ocean, too. On the basis of the recent data from the Adriatic Sea, in years and seasons of mucilaginous algal blooms, a possible role of chemical cues in marine plankton interactions is considered. The production of infochemicals in trophic defence interactions, particularly the DMSP-DMS-acrylic acid system, might be possible communication mechanism beneficial for algae, regulating grazing on phytoplankton and success of certain bloom forming species.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija, Biologija

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