South adriatic ecosystem: interaction with the mediterranean sea

摘要

The casuses of irregular increase of primary production in the southern Adriatic waters are discussed. Increase of primary production is related to the periods of intensikfied inflows of the Mediterranean waters into the Adriatic Sea carrying higher nutrient quantities. Our results confirm that the increase of primary orgnaic production is related to intensified inflow of the Mediterranean water into the Adriatic. However, our hypothesis differs to a certain extent from the earlier ones. We assume that the the upwelling, reported south of Palagruza SIll which is provoked by the intensified inflow of the Mediterranean water, causes enrichment of South Adriatic waters by "autochtonous" South Adriatic nutrients.