FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Distribution of nutrients and chlorophyll-a in the aegean sea BT AF KUCUKSEZGIN, F BALCI, A KONTAS, A ALTAY, O AS 1:;2:;3:;4:; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:; IF 0.662 TC 27 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00097/20783/18408.pdf LA English DT Article AB The distributions of inorganic nutrients and phytoplankton chlorophyll-a were investigated in relation to the hydrography of the Aegean Sea. The data were collected during cruises in May and October 1992, February, May and October 1993 and July 1994, in the framework of a National Marine Measurement and Monitoring Programme for the Aegean Sea. Concentrations of nitrate +nitrite+ammonia nitrogen and phosphate phosphorus were lower than those previously reported for the Black Sea; generally lowest at the surface, they increased with depth. The highest nutrient values were in the northern part of the Aegean Sea, and may have resulted from water originating from the Black Sea. Both phosphates and silicates increased with depth to maxima of 0.16 and 4.7 mu M, respectively. The concentration of chlorophyll-a ranged from 0.03 to 0.70 mg m(-3). Elemental ratios (N/P and Si/P) were calculated to be 13.6 - 36.8 and 14.0 - 48.0, respectively. PY 1995 SO Oceanologica Acta SN 0399-1784 PU Gauthier-Villars VL 18 IS 3 UT A1995TH93300005 BP 343 EP 352 ID 20783 ER EF