caa a22 4500 605527628 CHVBK 20210128100809.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10531-015-0891-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10531-015-0891-y Caroppo Carmela National Research Council, Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, Via Roma 3, 74121, Taranto, Italy aut Ecology and biodiversity of picoplanktonic cyanobacteria in coastal and brackish environments [Elektronische Daten] [Carmela Caroppo] Planktonic picocyanobacteria (PPC) are known to be a minor component of the pelagic phytocoenoses of coastal and brackish waters but recent studies have shown an increase in the biomass of these microorganisms, particularly in environments subject to anthropogenic pollution. PPC can play an important role in the functioning of the food webs and can modulate their metabolism in response to environmental changes. Most of the information available on PPC concerns open waters but this overview seeks to examine the existing literature on the diversity and ecology of these prokaryotes in coastal and brackish environments. Some recent studies have demonstrated the existence of a large number of picocyanobacterial strains, but their structural diversity (taxonomy) is still largely unknown. Genomics is greatly enhancing our knowledge of picocyanobacterial genetic diversity, but without complementary cytomorphological, ecophysiological and biochemical analyses, correct taxonomic classification cannot be achieved. As coastal environments provide a wide range of goods and services, managers need information on environmental quality and how they can preserve it. Together with other planktonic microbes, PPC are potentially useful as sensitive environmental indicators. More research is needed, not only to forecast and manage their harmful effects on coastal environments, but also to provide new insights into the biotechnological use of selected strains, in the framework of the blue economy. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 Biodiversity nationallicence Coastal environments nationallicence Eutrophication nationallicence Global warming nationallicence Picocyanobacteria nationallicence Pollution nationallicence Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/4(2015-04-01), 949-971 0960-3115 24:4<949 2015 24 10531 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0891-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0891-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Caroppo Carmela National Research Council, Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, Via Roma 3, 74121, Taranto, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/4(2015-04-01), 949-971 0960-3115 24:4<949 2015 24 10531