Coastal waters 10km off Plymouth

Bacteria taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Electrical conductivity of the water column; Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column; Bacterial growth; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Bacterial production in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Bacteria taxonomic abundance in sediment; Bacterial consumption in the water column; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Bacteria morphology and physiology

Discrete water samplers; autoanalysers; nutrient analysers; CTD

This study monitored the development of the microbial ecology of the spring bloom at 4 depths over 1-2 week sampling periods and how the bacterial biodiversity varied over this period. Also took part in the PRIME cruise.

Davey, K.E., Kirby, R.R., Turley, C.M., Weightman, A.J., and Fry, J.C. (2001) Depth variation of bacterial extracellular enzyme activity and population diversity in the northeastern North Atlantic Ocean., Deep Sea Res II 48(4-5): 1003-1017.

Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Prospect Place The Hoe
Plymouth
England
PL1 3DH
United Kingdom