Research Article
Phytoplankton and Its Role in Accumulation of Microelements in Bottom Deposits of Azov Sea
Table 5
Distribution of microelements in various types of phytoplankton of the Azov Sea,
µg/g of dry weight (after [
32]).
| | Chemical elements | Mn | Cu | Zn |
| | Coscinodiscus jonesianus (almost pure culture) | 40.0 | 16.0 | 310.0 | | Various diatoms (mainly Coscinodiscus-40-90%, Thalassionema nitzschioides-10-50%) | 200.0 | 62.0 | 1000.0 | | Blue-green algae (mainly Microcystis aeruginosa-95%) | 31.0 | 28.0 | 630.0 |
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