Stončica central Adriatic Sea Latitude:   43.0440     Longitude:   16.2850 Associated Investigators: Mladen Solic (phy) , Olja Vidjak (zoo) ,   Nada Krstulovic ,   Danijela Santic ,   Stefanija Sestanovic   Related Time Series: [ Kaštela Bay ]   [ Stončica ]   This site is located southeast of Cape Stončica on Vis Island (43 2'38" N; 16 17'7" E), about 50 km offshore, and is 100 m deep. Bacteria and heterotrophic nanoplankton (HNAN) were enumerated by epifluorescence microscopy at a magnification of x1000, using the standard DAPI staining technique (Porter & Feig 1980). Bacterial cell production was measured from DNA synthesis based on incorporation rates of 3H-thymidine (Fuhrman & Azam, 1982).