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Biogeochemical Characteristics in the Elefsis Bay (Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean) in Relation to Anoxia and Climate Changes

verfasst von : A. Pavlidou, H. Kontoyiannis, Ch. Anagnostou, I. Siokou–Frangou, K. Pagou, E. Krasakopoulou, G. Assimakopoulou, S. Zervoudaki, Ch. Zeri, J. Chatzianestis, R. Psyllidou-Giouranovits

Erschienen in: Chemical Structure of Pelagic Redox Interfaces

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Abstract

Historical data on physico-chemical and biological characteristics during the last 30 years were used to examine the seasonal nutrient and plankton dynamics in a semi-enclosed area of the Mediterranean Sea, Elefsis Bay, in phase with the development of intermittently hypoxic and anoxic conditions. Sediment records covering most of the Holocene showed that the area was affected by hypoxia and/or anoxia in the past. However, the occurrence of hypoxia in Elefsis Bay need not necessarily be attributed to anthropogenic activities but could be naturally driven by oceanographic – climate forcing.

The ecosystem of the Elefsis Bay seems to be very complicated and variable. Its variability over the last 30 years can be attributed to the differences in anoxia intense and the amount of the accumulated organic material. The first observations in the temporal variations of environmental parameters in the bay primarily reflect the impact of decreasing pollution during the last decade rather than climate variability. On the contrary, the observed variation in the intensity of the hypoxia/anoxia developed in the bay appears to be related to local climate variability. However, this variation, together with the decrease in pollution levels in the bay during the last years, seem to have an effect on the N:P ratio which controls planktonic production.

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Titel: Biogeochemical Characteristics in the Elefsis Bay (Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean) in Relation to Anoxia and Climate Changes
verfasst von: A. Pavlidou
H. Kontoyiannis
Ch. Anagnostou
I. Siokou–Frangou
K. Pagou
E. Krasakopoulou
G. Assimakopoulou
S. Zervoudaki
Ch. Zeri
J. Chatzianestis
R. Psyllidou-Giouranovits
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Buch: Chemical Structure of Pelagic Redox Interfaces
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-32124-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-32125-2

Copyright-Jahr: 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2010_55