Fig. 1: The ecosystems that met our selection criteria for high quality size spectra spanned the full range of pelagic habitats. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: The ecosystems that met our selection criteria for high quality size spectra spanned the full range of pelagic habitats.

From: Steeper size spectra with decreasing phytoplankton biomass indicate strong trophic amplification and future fish declines

Fig. 1

Ecosystems (a) are mapped67 and numbered in order of increasing mean surface Chl a concentration, with more sampling information provided in Supplementary Table 1. Positions marked refer to centre-point geographical positions in instances where station results have been averaged over biomes (e.g. within the mid-Atlantic). b Warm water tropical ecosystems were characterised by low Chl a values, whereas values were more varied in the higher latitude, cooler water ecosystems. Station numbers correspond to a. Ecosystem number 2 (Lake Limnopolar, Antarctica; denoted by white circle in a and b) met our selection criteria but was excluded from further analysis due to its outlier status (see main text and Supplementary Fig. 1c, d). Source data are provided as a Source Data file.

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