DINOFLAGELLATE CYST STUDIES IN THE SEDIMENTS OF TURKISH COASTAL WATERS AND FUTURE ASPECTS
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Marine organisms provide a valuable source of knowledge regarding how the marine ecosystem works. Studies of phytoplankton ecology and their dynamics offer a great opportunity for understanding these ecosystems. Dinoflagellates are a major part of marine phytoplankton and some dinoflagellates are able to produce resting cysts, which are composed of organic polymers that are highly resistant. These cysts are usually preserved very well in marine sediments. The number of studies on dinoflagellate cysts in the world's oceans is gradually increasing and these studies have become more detailed and multidisciplinary. Studies on dinoflagellate cysts in sediments have undergone a very important development in recent years, both in Turkish coastal waters as well as in the world's oceans. Here, we review the aims of the existing dinoflagellate cysts studies and summarise their results. We also give different future perspectives so as to contribute to the dinoflagellate cysts studies from Turkish coastal waters.