Phytoplankton and Its Role in Accumulation of Microelements in Bottom Deposits of Azov Sea

Table 3

Consumption of microelements by phytoplankton and their deposition with remnants of planktonic algae in the bottom deposits of the Azov Sea, t.

Elements	Delivery to the sea with terrigenous material	Consumption by phytoplankton	Precipitation with the rest of algae	Transition of algae rest during their mineralization into silt solutions	Deposition on bottom
Mn	16265,0	3822,0	668,8	473,9	194,9
V	1951,8	1430,0	250,2	177,3	72,9
Zn	4879,5	3120,0	546,0	386,9	159,1
Ni	2277,1	351,0	122,8	87,0	35,8