The spatial variability of the intensity of the bioluminescence field in coastal waters of the Crimean Peninsula in the spring period

Мельникова, Е. Б.

doi:10.1134/s1995082916010120

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“…As a result, main features of seasonal dynamics in the bioluminescence intensity of hydrobionts in certain regions have been determined, the integral influence of hydrophysical parameters on bioluminescence intensity has been estimated, and main planktonic luminous organisms in the Black Sea have been identified. [ 21–25 ] Despite the available publications on this topic, [ 1–10,21–26 ] regional features related to the vertical distribution of bioluminescence intensity of hydrobionts in the summer, taking into account the influence of water circulation, which contributes to formation of convergence and divergence zones along the coast of Crimea, have not been fully studied.…”

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Regional variability of integral intensity of bioluminescence of hydrobionts in the waters of the Black Sea in the summer period under the influence of hydrophysical processes

2020

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Characterization of hydrobionts concentrations in coastal and deep‐water areas of the Black Sea during the summer was carried out to analyse features related to the vertical distribution of bioluminescence intensity in the phytoplankton community. The thermohaline structure of the water and regional characteristics of eddy formations determined from satellite measurements of sea level anomalies were taken into account. Integral intensity of bioluminescence of hydrobionts (IIBH) was used to comparatively assess total biomass variability and the numbers of hydrobionts in the considered regions. The highest IIBH, averaging 37 830 pW·cm−2·L−1, was observed at stations located on the south‐western shelf of the Crimea; high levels of bioluminescence intensity of hydrobionts in this layer were located at depths of 15–23 m. For stations located in the Kerch pre‐strait area, most of which were in the divergence zone, the average IIBH was quite high (30 530 pW·cm−2·l−1), second only to the value recorded for the shallow south‐western shelf.

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