Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species - Helcom
Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species - Helcom
Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species - Helcom
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Table 1. Abbreviations for the ten subareas <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong><br />
KB Kattegat and the Belt <strong>Sea</strong> area<br />
AB Arkona Basin<br />
SB Southern <strong>Baltic</strong> proper<br />
CB Central <strong>Baltic</strong> proper<br />
NB Northern <strong>Baltic</strong> proper<br />
GR Gulf <strong>of</strong> Riga<br />
GF Gulf <strong>of</strong> Finland<br />
AS Archipelago <strong>Sea</strong><br />
BS Bothnian <strong>Sea</strong><br />
BB Bothnian Bay<br />
Fig. 1. The <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> with subareas indicated for which records <strong>of</strong> planktonic species<br />
are included in the checklist. For abbreviations see Table 1.<br />
Table 2. Explanation <strong>of</strong> the symbols used in the checklist<br />
+ occurrence without ecological characterization<br />
c cold water species<br />
w warm water species<br />
l main occurrence in the littoral<br />
f freshwater species which does not tolerate the full salinity <strong>of</strong> the area<br />
b species belonging to waters <strong>of</strong> lower salinity than that <strong>of</strong> the area<br />
s species belonging to waters <strong>of</strong> higher salinity than that <strong>of</strong> the area<br />
e main occurrence in eutrophied waters<br />
? questionable record<br />
( ) symbol not very strictly applicable, e.g. (c) = generally, but not exclusively cold water species<br />
− no record<br />
Numbers in bold font and brackets refer to annotations starting on p. 145.<br />
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