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Provedor de dados: | 5
País: | France
Título: | The effects of a strong winter storm on physical and biological variables at a shelf site in the Mediterranean
Autores: | Gremare, A; Amouroux, Jm; Cauwet, G; Charles, F; Courties, C; De Bovee, F; Dinet, A; Devenon, Jean-luc; Durrieu De Madron, X; Ferre, B; Fraunie, P; Joux, F; Lantoine, F; Lebaron, P; Naudin, Jj; Palanques, A; Pujo-pay, M; Zudaire, L.
Data: | 2003-09
Ano: | 2003
Palavras-chave: | Impact à une tempête; Méditerranée nord-occidentale; Ecosystème côtier; Impact of storm; NW Mediterranean Sea; Coastal ecosystem.
Resumo: | A survey involving both permanent mooring and high frequency sampling was carried in the Bay of Banyuls-sur-Mer during the fall of 1999 to assess the effect of strong and unpredictable meteorological events on the functioning of a coastal Mediterranean ecosystem. A severe winter storm took place on 12 November, which generated waves with a significant height of 7 m and a sea surface rise of about 0.5 m. The near-bottom current speed at 24 m reached 30 cm s(-1). This storm induced a significant increase in total suspended matter through resuspension and then a subsequent increase in gross sedimentation rates. It also resulted in an increase of the proportion of refractory particulate organic matter in the water column. It also tended to increase nutrient availability in the water column through resuspension and desorption processes. The kinetic of this increase differed among nutrients. Bacterial biomass and production were significantly enhanced by the storm. These effects were transitory and probably not due to resuspension alone. The distribution of plant pigments was modified at the immediate vicinity of the water-sediment interface due to differential resuspension and sedimentation but the storm had no effect on integrated phytoplanktonic biomass. Such a lack of response may be linked to low precipitations and/or light limitation. The storm resulted in a transitory increase of the abundance of fine particles at the water-sediment interface. These particles were coated with refractory organic matter. The storm induced a significant decrease of meiofauna abundance. The duration of the relaxation periods varied among parameters. It lasted 2 weeks for total suspended matter, surface sediment granulometry and carbohydrate contents.
Tipo: | Text
Idioma: | Inglês

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http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00321/43265/42996.pdf

DOI:10.1016/S0399-1784(03)00029-X

http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00321/43265/

Editor: | Gauthier-villars/editions Elsevier
Formato: | application/pdf
Fonte: | Oceanologica Acta (0399-1784) (Gauthier-villars/editions Elsevier), 2003-09 , Vol. 26 , N. 4 , P. 407-419

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