ABSTRACT
Measurements and Estimation of Daily Potential Primary Production............... 99 6.3.2 Seasonal Variations of Primary Production and Respiration ......................................... 100 6.3.3 Temporal Resolution of Measurements and Microscale Adaptation of
Microphytobenthos to Variations in Irradiance .............................................................. 102 6.3.4 Mesoscale Variations within the Gradient of Exposure ................................................. 102 6.3.5 Microscale Variability ..................................................................................................... 103
6.4 Conclusion and Perspectives........................................................................................................ 104 Acknowledgments.................................................................................................................................. 105 References .............................................................................................................................................. 106
Although phytoplankton are considered to be responsible for the major part of marine primary production, both macrophytobenthos and microphytobenthos can play an important role in coastal ecosystems.
