Fig. 6: Absolute value vs variance slope (Γ) for the variables under analysis.
From: Emergent patterns of patchiness differ between physical and planktonic properties in the ocean
The top rows (a–c) represent the biogeochemical variables: chlorophyll-a (chla), particulate attenuation at 443 nm (cp(443)), and mean particle size (γ) and the and bottom rows (d–f) represent the physical variables: temperature, density (σ), and salinity. The average of each province is shown in the larger markers and the colors correspond to the provinces on the map in Fig. 5. Contours partition the data’s probability mass function into five equal levels. N.b. correlations are shown for all data, not the Longhurst province means, and all plots have a p-value < 0.001.
