Gradients of Plankton and Its Bioluminescence Across the Northern Shelf of the Black Sea (2011-2023)
Journal: Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Year: 2026

The distribution of shelf resources is spatially heterogeneous. In this respect, understanding their spatiotemporal gradients is of fundamental importance, since it helps update models and resource management. Data from six summer expeditions carried out from 2011 to 2023 were used to estimate along-shelf and cross-shelf spatial gradients of bioluminescence intensity, phytoplankton, and zooplankton biomass in the upper mixed layer and down to the seasonal thermocline. Plankton samples were colle