TABLE 1.
Biomass of microplankton in the still and turbulent microcosms on day 6
| Plankton group | Biomass (μg of C liter−1)a
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | TD | SB | SD | |
| Diatoms | ||||
| Chaetoceros socialis | 86.23 | 126.13 | 8.74 | 11.85 |
| Pseudonitzschia sp. | 2.91 | 5.32 | 1.27 | 1.06 |
| Other diatoms | 2.98 | 5.79 | 0.12 | ND |
| Phototrophic dinoflagellates | ||||
| cf. Cachonina niei | 0.19 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.33 |
| Pentapharsodinium sp. | 0.62 | 0.45 | 0.26 | 0.53 |
| Scrippsiella cf. trochoidea | 1.28 | 0.40 | 1.38 | 0.81 |
| Other pigmented dinoflagellates | ND | 0.44 | 0.09 | ND |
| Other algae | ||||
| Euglenophyceae | 0.42 | ND | ND | ND |
| Dinobryon sp. | 0.20 | ND | ND | ND |
| Phytoflagellates <10 μm (prasinophytes, haptophytes, and others) | 7.56 | 9.95 | 6.28 | 4.72 |
| Heterotrophic dinoflagellates | ||||
| Gyrodinium sp. | 0.41 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.40 |
| Protoperidinium bipes | 3.23 | 3.23 | 0.58 | 0.28 |
| Katodinium glaucum | ND | ND | 0.59 | ND |
| Other heterotrophic dinoflagellates | 0.46 | 1.17 | 0.74 | 0.71 |
| Heterotrophic ciliates | ||||
| Tintinnids | 9.72 | 19.44 | 1.67 | 0.56 |
| Strombidium sp. | 1.54 | ND | ND | ND |
| Strombilidium sp. | 1.33 | ND | ND | ND |
a
Biomass values above 2 μg of C liter−1 are shown in boldface type. ND, not detected.