Effects of mixing depth, turbulent diffusion and nutrient enrichment on enclosed marine plankton communities [Elektronische Ressource] / Thomas J. Kunz

Effects of mixing depth, turbulent diffusion and nutrient enrichment on enclosed marine plankton communities Thomas J. Kunz Dissertation der Fakultät für Biologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Oktober 2005 Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Diehl Zweitgutachter: PD Dr. Herwig Stibor Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 21.11.2005 Table of contents 1 Table of contents Table of contents ........................................................................................................................................1 Abstract ......................................................................................................................................................3 General introduction...................................................................................................................................5 Summaries of the articles .........................................................................................................................11 Article 1 Effects of mixing depth and nitrogen enrichment on marine zooplankton, phytoplankton, light and mineral nutrients................................................................................................................................12 Article 2 Response of auto-, mixo- and heterotrophic marine plankton to nitrogen enrichment and a mixing-depth gradient.........