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| Guarini, Jean-marc; Blanchard, Fabian; Bacher, Cedric; Gros, Philippe; Riera, P; Richard, P; Gouleau, D; Galois, R; Prou, Jean; Sauriau, Pg. |
| Microphytobenthos plays an important role as primary producer in shallow embayments subject to a tidal regime. The present paper aims to characterize the spatial patterns of sedimentary chlorophyll a (chl a) biomass in 2 seasons in the wide intertidal mudflats of the Marennes-Oleron Bay (France); furthermore, it provides estimates of total microphytobenthic biomass. Accordingly, a systematic sampling scheme was performed in June 1995 and in January 1996. On average, biomass was higher in June (ca 120 mg chi a m(-2)) than in January (ca 85 mg chi a m(-2)). Moreover, the geostatistical analysis revealed that spatial similarities were propagated over larger distances in June (6 km) than in January (2.2 km). In order to account or this result, we suggest that... |
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Palavras-chave: Microphytobenthos; Chlorophyll a; Spatial distribution; Geostatistics; Intertidal mudflat. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00447/55852/58117.pdf |
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