The aim of the present study was to investigate the microbial community along the Ligurian coast corresponding to two marine canyons. The study considered pico-, nano- and micro-planktonic fractions, their abundances and composition. Temperature and salinity

Background Microzooplankton consisting of protists and metazoa <200 μm. It displays unique feeding mechanisms and behaviours that allow them to graze cells up to five times their own volume. They can grow at rates which equal or exceed prey growth and

Stratification (throughout the year) and low solar radiation (during monsoon periods) have caused low chlorophyll a and primary production (seasonal average 13–18 mg m−2 and 242–265 mg C m−2 d−1, respectively) in the western Bay of Bengal (BoB). The microzooplankton

The interaction between the environment and tintinnids inhabiting coastal waters of south Andaman was studied based on year round collections made during September 2012–August2013 in the bay, eastern and western region of south Andaman. Tintinnids showed

Tintinnids are an important protozoan group in the aquatic food web and had been widely studied in various waters. There are about 1000 known species in the world. However, there have been very few taxonomic studies in Viet Nam and therefore the number

In the present study we investigated the effects of restoration (northern coast) and anthropization (southern coast) on the spatial and seasonal distribution of ciliates communities in relation to environmental factors in coastal Sfax area. The low pH