Algal situation reports

The cell concentrations were low in all sampling stations at the Swedish West coast and in the Baltic Sea. The species diversity was higher in the Kattegat and Skagerrak areas than in the Baltic Sea. The species diversity was highest among the dinoflagellates although it seems like the diatom …

This report is based on two cruises in December, covering the Baltic Sea and the Swedish West coast sampling stations. Typical winter situations were registered in the Kattegat and Skagerrak areas. The number of species was low, and the dinoflagelllate genus Ceratium and small flagellates were …

A new agreement with the Swedish Coastguard caused a shorter cruise, consequently only the Swedish west coast and parts of the southern Baltic Proper (Arkona and Bornholm Basins) were visited. The species diversity was low and the cell density was high in the Skagerrak, small flagellates and …

A new agreement with the Swedish Coastguard caused a shorter cruise, consequently only the Swedish west coast and parts of the southern Baltic Proper (Arkona and Bornholm Basins) were visited. In addition, the weather situation in Skagerrak caused that Å17 was only partially sampled. The species …

A new agreement with the Swedish Coastguard caused a shorter cruise, consequently only the Swedish west coast and parts of the southern Baltic Proper (Arkona and Bornholm Basins) were visited. The number of species was quite high in the coastal Skagerrak waters (Släggö), but the cell numbers …

The species diversity was quite low in both Skagerrak and Kattegatt, the only exception was the first sampling occasion at Anholt E. High densities of the calcium flagellate Emiliania huxleyi was recorded. This species normally appear in higher densities in late spring and early summer in this …

Despite the great secchi depth, quite high phytoplankton cell numbers and many species were found at the Skagerrak coast. In the open sea area, phytoplankton were more scarce. In the Kattegat the diatom Dactyliosolen fragilissimus and the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. were abundant. In the Baltic …

The phytoplankton species diversity was low in both the Kattegat and the Skagerrak. Small flagellates dominated and especially different cryptomonads were common. The integrated (0-20m) chlorophyll concentrations were within normal in the Skagerrak and lower than normal in the Kattegat. The …

The phytoplankton diversity was very low in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat and cryptomonads were the most numerous. The integrated (0-20m) chlorophyll a concentrations were within normal in the Skagerrak and slightly below normal in the Kattegat. In the Southern Baltic a declining diatom bloom was …

The diatom spring bloom had ceased in The Kattegatt and Skagerrak areas. The total cell concentrations were very low and dominated by cryptomonads and ciliates. The integrated (0-20 meters) chlorophyll a concentrations were lower than normal in the Kattegatt and Skagerrak areas. The total cell …