Impact of nutrient enrichment on productivity of coastal water along the SE Mediterranean shore of Israel - A bioassay approach.

The coastal waters of the southeastern Mediterranean-Sea (SEMS) are routinely enriched with naturally-occurring and anthropogenic land-based nutrient loads. These external inputs may affect autotrophic and heterotrophic microbial biomass and activity. Here, we conducted 13 microcosm bioassays with different additions of inorganic NO-(N), PO-(P) and Si(OH)-(Si) in different seasons along the Mediterranean coast of Israel.