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2. “90% of annual anchovy catch comes from the northern Aegean Sea. Egg and larve abundances are highest along its northern rim” (Stergiou, 1992). A synthesis paper “Major outputs of the recent multidisciplinary Biogeochemical researches undertaken in the Aegean Sea” Lykousis et al. (2002), JMS, 33-34, p.313-334 Motivation: Spatial and temporal variabilities of the ecosystem are still poorly known. The SeaWIFS Chl data provide a great deal of information, which contributes to our knowledge of the Aegean Sea ecosystem.

3. Bricaud & Antoine (2000) Rem. Sens. Env.

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21. Water, Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen and Total Organic Carbon Budgets of the Black Sea and the Turkish Straits System Temel Oguz and Suleyman Tugrul Prepared for: JGOFS-Continental Margins Task Team

22. Emiliania Huxleyi Blooms In the Black and Marmara Seas June 16, 2000