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dc.contributor.authorEspinasse, Boris Dristan
dc.contributor.authorPagano, M.
dc.contributor.authorBasedow, Sünnje Linnéa
dc.contributor.authorChevalier, C.
dc.contributor.authorMalengros, D.
dc.contributor.authorCarlotti, F.
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-24T07:07:45Z
dc.date.available2023-10-24T07:07:45Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-29
dc.description.abstractPollution is one of the main anthropogenic threats to marine ecosystems. Studies analysing the accumulation and transfer of contaminants in planktonic food webs tend to rely on samples collected in discrete water bodies. Here, we assessed the representativeness of measurements at the chlorophyll-a maximum layer during the MERITEHIPPOCAMPE cruise for the entire water column by investigating the vertical distribution of particles and plankton obtained by in-situ optical profilers at nine stations across the Mediterranean Sea. We identified specific conditions where the interpretation of results from contaminant analyses can be improved by detailing plankton size structure and vertical distributions. First, the presence of higher than usual plankton concentrations can result in sampling issues that will affect biomass estimation within each size class and therefore bias our understanding of the contaminant dynamics. Secondly, the presence of an unsampled water layer with high zooplankton biomass might imply non-resolved contaminant pathways along the trophic structure. This study lays the basis for optimizing sampling strategy in contaminant studies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEspinasse, Pagano, Basedow, Chevalier, Malengros, Carlotti. Water column distribution of zooplanktonic size classes derived from in-situ plankton profilers: Potential use to contextualize contaminant loads in plankton. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2023;196en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2186820
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115573
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.issn1879-3363
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/31610
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalMarine Pollution Bulletin
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleWater column distribution of zooplanktonic size classes derived from in-situ plankton profilers: Potential use to contextualize contaminant loads in planktonen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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