@incollection{fdi:010080087, title = {{P}rimary production in the {L}igurian sea}, author = {{M}ayot, {N}. and {N}ival, {P}. and {L}evy, {M}arina}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he oceanographic and ecological characteristics of phytoplankton dynamics in the {L}igurian {S}ea had been described in the 1960s from transects across the area and related to some physical-biogeochemical processes. {T}his chapter provides an overview of the micro-, nano‐ and picophytoplankton species. {R}ecurrent estimations of annual primary production cycles in the euphotic layer of the central {L}igurian {S}ea were obtained at the {DYFAMED} sampling station. {A}ssociated with general annual cycle of phytoplankton dynamics, small spatiotemporal processes occur and may play a lead role at local scales. {T}he biogeochemistry of the {L}igurian {S}ea shares important characteristics with other temperate regions of the ocean, such as the {N}orth {A}tlantic. {M}odeling studies of this complex system has paved the way for the understanding of the coupling between the physics of the ocean and the response of the biogeochemistry in environments that are prone to strong seasonal variations of the surface mixed layer and to strong mesoscale dynamics.}, keywords = {{OCEANOGRAPHIE} {BIOLOGIQUE} ; {PRODUCTION} {PRIMAIRE} ; {PHYTOPLANCTON} ; {BIOMASSE} ; {STRUCTURE} {DE} {POPULATION} ; {DYNAMIQUE} {DE} {POPULATION} ; {VARIATION} {SPATIALE} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {CYCLE} {BIOGEOCHIMIQUE} ; {MODELISATION} ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {LIGURIE} {MER}}, booktitle = {{T}he {M}editerranean {S}ea in the era of global change. {V}ol. 1 : 30 years of multidisciplinary study of the {L}igurian sea}, numero = {}, pages = {139--164}, address = {{L}ondres ({GBR}) ; {H}oboken}, publisher = {{ISTE} ; {W}iley}, series = {{E}nvironmental {S}ciences {S}eries}, year = {2020}, ISBN = {978-1-78630-428-5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080087}, }