Dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in the surface sediments from Izmir bay, Aegean sea, Eastern Mediterranean

Uzar S., AYDIN H., MİNARECİ E.

Scientific Research and Essays, cilt.5, sa.3, ss.285-295, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: Scientific Research and Essays
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.285-295
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Dinoflagellate cysts, cyst assemblage, cyst morphology, Izmir Bay, surface sediments
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present study was conducted on dinoflagellate cyst assemblages from Izmir Bay, Aegean Sea subject to high human impact. Sediment cores were taken from twelve stations. Twenty-eight dinoflagellate cyst types, representing nine genera, were identified. The most common cysts were those of Lingulodinium machaerophorum, Polykrikos kofoidii, Quinquecuspis concreta and Dubridinium caperatum. Potentially toxic species were widely distributed in the study area. This finding is also important to know the seed-bank areas in the Bay of Izmir. © 2010 Academic Journals.