The influence of temperature on seasonal and inter-annual variability of some structural and functional characteristics of the phytoplankton in coastal waters of the Black Sea (Sevastopol region)

Abstract

The seasonal and inter-annual variability of the phytoplankton growth rate and biomass in the coastal waters of the Black Sea near Sevastopol was studied. The nature of the seasonal dynamics and the amplitude of these parameters almost coincide. An increase in the average annual values of water temperature causes changes in the species structure of phytoplankton, its seasonal succession, and a decrease in the average annual values of the specific growth rate and phytoplankton biomass by about 2 times.