Extreme spatial variability in marine picoplankton and its consequences for interpreting Eulerian time-series

Martin, A.P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1202-8612; Zubkov, M.V.; Burkill, P.H.; Holland, R.J.. 2005 Extreme spatial variability in marine picoplankton and its consequences for interpreting Eulerian time-series. Biology Letters, 1 (3). 366-369. 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0316

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0316

Abstract/Summary

A high-resolution mesoscale spatial survey of picoplankton in the Celtic Sea, using flow cytometry, reveals cell concentrations of Synechococcus spp. cyanobacteria and heterotrophic bacteria that vary up to 50-fold over distances as short as 12km. Furthermore, the range of abundances is comparable to that typically found on seasonal scales at a single location. Advection of such spatial variability through a time-series site would therefore constitute a major source of ‘error’. Consequently, attempts to model and to investigate the ecology of these globally important organisms in situ must take into account and quantify the hitherto ignored local spatial variability as a matter of necessity.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1098/rsbl.2005.0316
ISSN:	1744-9561
Additional Keywords:	bacterioplankton, cyanobacteria, flow cytometry, patchiness
Date made live:	20 Feb 2006 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/120367

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1098/rsbl.2005.0316

ISSN:

1744-9561

Additional Keywords:

bacterioplankton, cyanobacteria, flow cytometry, patchiness

Date made live:

20 Feb 2006 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/120367