Journal: Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Year: 2014

We describe spatio-temporal variability of primary production (PP) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentration with environmental parameters during March-December 2010 period in the south-eastern coast of the Black Sea. PP was measured by a combination of 14C in-situ incubation experiments on natural phytoplankton assemblages. Primary production rates, varied notably within water column with 0.1-40 mg cm -3 d -1 , were always determined in the upper part of the euphotic zone down to the 10% of light