Acta Adriatica, Vol. 64 No. 1, 2023.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.64.1.1
Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs of the Adriatic Sea
Ana Vrdoljak Tomaš
; Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
Danijela Šantić
; Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
Iva Stojan
orcid.org/0009-0003-1424-1526
; Doctoral study of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 37, 21000 Split, Croatia
Mladen Šolić
; Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
Abstract
Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs are a newly discovered member of the bacterial community in the Adriatic Sea.
During the last seven years, when we started to study these organisms, we have collected a considerable number of samples
from different environments, from the coast, the estuary, and the open sea. Here we have compiled data from 34 georeferenced
study sites from four studies that summarize all that is known about aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs and examine the spatial
and vertical distribution and environmental factors affecting this community in the Adriatic Sea. We found horizontal and vertical
influences on AAP distribution, mainly salinity, nitrates, chlorophyll a, ammonium, temperature, and soluble reactive phosphorus.
Much is known about their ecology in the Adriatic, and with a new survey underway, we will expand our knowledge of their
community composition and their role in carbon flux to higher trophic levels.
Keywords
picoplankton; vertical distribution; multivariate analysis; Adriatic Sea; spatial distribution; bacteria biomass
Hrčak ID:
304314
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Publication date:
14.6.2023.
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