Long Term Ecological Research (LTER-Italia)

"C1" station

Parameters Measured

Continuous Measurements:

Hydrographic profiles (temperature, salinity, density) Monthly since March 1986
Biogeochemical profiles (fluorescence, pH, dissolved oxygen) Monthly since February 1991
Optical profiles (solar light attenuation, PAR Irradiance) Monthly since November 1998

Water Column Chemical Measurements:

Dissolved oxygen (O2) Monthly from May 1986 to December 1990 and since October 1998
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) Monthly since October 1998
Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) Monthly since October 1998
Dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) Monthly since October 1998
Inorganic nutrients (N-NH4, N-NO2, N-NO3, P-PO3, SiO2) Monthly since August 1996
Particulate organic carbon (POC) Monthly since October 1998
Particulate nitrogen (PN) Monthly since October 1998
Particulate phosphorus (PP) Monthly since November 1998
pH Monthly since March 2011
Alkalinity (At) Monthly since March 2011

Biomass Measurements:

Total chlorophyll a and phaeopigment concentration Monthly from April 1986 to July 1990
Total and size fractionated chlorophyll a concentration Monthly since November 1998
Total and size fractionated phaeopigment concentration Monthly since November 1998
Virus abundance Monthly from October 1998 to December 2009
Picoplankton abundance and Carbon content Monthly since July 1993
Nanoplankton abundance and Carbon content Monthly since April 1995
Microphytoplankton abundance and Carbon content Monthly since March 1986
Microzooplankton abundance and Carbon content Monthly from March 1986 to December 1990 and since 1998
Mesozooplankton abundance and Carbon content Monthly since March 1986; in the Gulf of Trieste also from April 1970 to December 1980

Biological Processes:

Primary production Monthly from October 1998 to February 2007
Plankton respiration Monthly since October 1998
Bacterial secondary production Monthly since October 1998
Exoenzymatic activities Monthly since October 1998




For more information please contact: B. Cataletto, M. Lipizer, A. de Olazabal

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