Algal situation reports

The highest number of species during the September cruise was found at Släggö and the dinoflagellates Scrippsiella-group and Ensiculifera carinata were numerous. The total cell numbers were however low at all of the west coast stations. There were more dinoflagellate species than diatoms in the …

The diversity and total cell numbers were generally high at most stations along the Swedish west coast. The only exception being Å17 where both biodiversity and total cell numbers were low.  Dinoflagellates were most commonly found in Skagerrak and diatoms in Kattegat. The integrated …

The diversity was overall low to moderate at most stations along the Swedish west coast. The larger cells were represented by the dinoflagellate genus Tripos together with Proboscia alata at some stations. The smaller cells were represented by the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi. Worth mentioning …

The diversity was quite low at all stations along the Swedish west coast. The cell numbers were however normal and almost high at Å17 with a dominance of diatoms. All stations had high cell numbers of Dactyliosolen fragilissimus which is normal for summer. Small cells were common and
Emiliania …

The diversity and total cell numbers were generally low at all stations along the Swedish West coast. Small cells dominated in cell numbers which is common during late spring. At Å17 the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi was found in high cell numbers. The samples from the Kattegat still contained …

At Å17 in open Skagerrak, the phytoplankton diversity was high with the potentially fish toxic genus Pseudochattonella*, the diatom Guinardia delicatula and cryptomonadales as the most numerous organisms. At Släggö, the diversity was very low and cryptomonadales and ciliates was found with the …

In the Skagerrak, the diversity of phytoplankton was low, especially at the outermost station, Å17. In the Kattegat however, the number of species and the total cell numbers were higher than in the Skagerrak area. Among the diatoms, Guinardia delicatula was the most numerous species, while …

Spring bloom was primarily ongoing in the Kattegat, with high abundances of the diatoms Skeletonema marinoi and Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii. The chlorophyll peaks at Fladen and Anholt (Kattegat) were also dominated by Skeletonema marinoi. All stations had similar species composition, although the …

The species diversity was high in the Kattegat although the total cell numbers were low. In the Skagerrak the diversity was lower. Everything is well adjusted for spring bloom to occur which usually begins in the southern Kattegat moving northwards. It will probably be the same scenario this year …

The phytoplankton diversity and the total cell numbers were relatively high at most stations along the Swedish west coast. The only exception was Å17 where total cell numbers were low. Diatoms dominated overall in cell numbers and Pseudosolenia calcar-avis was common in the Kattegat. The …