| title: | THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE DOMINATING SPECIES OF THE LOOSE-LYING RED ALGAL COMMUNITY IN KASSARI BAY |
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| reg no: | ETF6750 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| subject: |
1.16. Marine Sciences and Limnology |
| status: | accepted |
| institution: | Estonian Marine Institute |
| head of project: | Tiina Paalme |
| duration: | 01.01.2006 - 31.12.2008 |
| description: | Furcellaria lumbricalis (Huds.) Lamour is the only commercial macroalgal species in the Baltic Sea. Together with unattached Coccotylus truncatus it is forming a mixed community on the sea bottom of the bay. The ratio of dominating species F. lumbricalis ja C. truncatus in different parts of the community is different. Since the begin of commercial harvesting of F. lumbricalis in 1966 the state of the community has been monitored regularly. These regular investigations were mostly connected with description of distribution and biomass of commercial stock. Meanwhile almost no data could be found to explain differences in the share and distribution pattern between similarly adapted species F. lumbricalis and C. truncatus in different parts of this loose-lying algal community. Main goal of this work will be the evaluation of environmental factors on dominating species in loose-lying red algal community - F. lumbricalis and C. truncatus and to work out ecological model of Kassari Bay. The work is planned for 3 years. |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Georg Martin | |||
| 2. | Tiina Paalme | Tartu Ülikooli Eesti Mereinstituut | ||
| 3. | Kaire Torn | |||