dbRDA (distance bases Redundancy Analysis) plot on the base of similarity in tintinnid composition constrained by temperature and salinity with axis significances (A). The colours represent samples collected in different seasons (blue=summer, red=autumn, green=winter, violet=spring). In the bubble plots (B–E), the bubble scale reports the relationship between bubble diameters and abundance measured for the most representative species: B Stenosemella nivalis C Salpingella rotundata D Eutintinnus tubulosus E Codonellopsis schabi.

 
 
  Part of: Monti-Birkenmeier M, Diociaiuti T, Umani SF (2019) Long-term changes in abundance and diversity of tintinnids in the Gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic Sea). In: Mazzocchi MG, Capotondi L, Freppaz M, Lugliè A, Campanaro A (Eds) Italian Long-Term Ecological Research for understanding ecosystem diversity and functioning. Case studies from aquatic, terrestrial and transitional domains. Nature Conservation 34: 373-395. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation..29841