Naslov
Spatial and temporal distribution of appendicularians in the Boka Kotorska Bay

Autori
Pestorić, Branka, Dragana Drakulović, Rade Garić, Marijana Miloslavić, Davor Lučić

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

Izvornik
Integrated coastal zone management in the Adriatic Sea / Đurović, Mirko ; Semenov, Aleksandar - Podgorica : AP Print, 2014, 19-19

Skup
Integrated coastal zone management in the Adriatic Sea

Mjesto i datum
Kotor, Crna Gora, 29.09.2014. - 01.10.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Pelagic tunicates; horizontal distribution; southern Adriatic

Sažetak
Temporal and spatial distribution of pelagic tunicates appendicularians was studied at six stations in Boka Kotorska Bay from March 2009 to June 2010. There were found nine species at all. The most numerous pelagic tunicates were found in Tivat Bay. Higher abundance was noticed during spring months. Most numerous species were Oikopleura dioica, Oikopleura longicauda, Oikopleura fusiformis and Fritillaria pellucida. O. dioica was dominant during winter and spring, O. longicauda during warm period of the year. O. fusiformis was more abundant in autumn while F. pellucida was noticed more during winter. Species Oikopleura intermedia and Kowalevskia tenuis were found in Herceg Novi Bay only. Species Oikopleura gracilis, Fritillaria borealis, Fritillaria haplostoma were noticed as rare in all three bays. Temperature was the main hydrological factor which influenced the abundance of appendicularians. Chlorophyll a was the main biological factor as indicator of phytoplankton biomass that influenced the abundance of appendicularians, mainly O. longicauda and O. fusiformis. Absence of correlation of these factors with O. dioica indicates that abundance of these pelagic tunicates could be regulated by the presence of predator ctenophore, Bolinopsis vitrea.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija, Biologija

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