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Journal Article 
THE EVALUATION OF FISH FARMING IMPACT BY NUTRIENT CONTENT AND CHLOROPHYLL A IN MALA LAMLJANA BAY (Retracted article. See vol. 67, pg. 1437, 2015) 
Mrcelic, GJ; Sliskovic, M 
2013 
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Archives of Biological Sciences
ISSN: 0354-4664 
65 
2 
567-570 
WOS:000318826000019 
has retraction 4815971 The evaluation of fish farming impact by nutrient content and chlorophyll A in Mala Lamljana bay (Retraction of vol 65, pg 567, 2013)
This paper offers a brief review of the impacts of fish farming on the nutrient content and chlorophyll a in Mala Lamljana Bay, Croatia. Local loading of nitrogen and phosphorous compounds in fish farms can be very significant and can represent the largest source of N and P in a given area. Low N and P concentrations, low chlorophyll a concentration and a great variety of phytoplankton species were found in the bay, despite the high nutrient loading during the long history of farming in the bay. The phytoplankton community consisted mostly of diatoms and partly of dinoflagellates. Skeletonema costatum and Chaetoceros compressus were the dominant species (90%) in summer chlorophyll, which is typical for Middle Adriatic oligotrophic coastal waters. Nevertheless, further studies are required to determine changes in water column factors and planktonic communities in this area. 
Fish farm; cages; nutrients content; chlorophyll a; phytoplankton species