Table 2 Physicochemical parameters of seawater samples collected monthly.

From: Metagenomic data from surface seawater of the east coast of South Korea

Month

Date

Depth (m)

Total cell (cells mL−1)

Temperature (°C)

salinity (‰)

Chlorophyll a (μg L−1)

PO43− (μmol L−1)

NO3 +NO2 (μmol L−1)

SiO2 (μmol L−1)

NH4+ (μmolL−1)

Jan

2009-01-16

10

5.61 × 105

10.9

33.6

0.13

0.014

0.055

0.416

n/d

Feb

2009-02-18

10

4.55 × 105

9.9

34.3

0.16

0.023

0.102

0.771

0.004

Mar

2009-03-31

10

9.10 × 105

12.2

34.3

0.07

0.021

0.082

0.660

0.005

Apr

2009-04-30

10

1.10 × 106

11.5

34.3

0.55

0.016

0.030

0.418

0.003

May

2009-06-05

10

1.52 × 106

11.1

34.0

1.00

0.015

0.004

0.444

0.001

Jun

2009-06-25

10

1.10 × 106

16.6

33.6

0.21

0.010

n/d*

0.159

0.001

Jul

2009-07-31

10

8.66 × 105

14.3

33.2

0.08

0.009

n/d

0.115

n/d

Aug

2009-08-21

10

6.12 × 105

15.8

33.4

0.07

0.009

n/d

0.181

0.004

Sep

2009-09-30

10

8.70 × 105

20.6

32.9

0.05

0.010

n/d

0.132

n/d

Oct

2009-10-30

10

9.71 × 105

18.1

33.2

0.40

0.017

0.068

0.749

n/d

Nov

2009-11-30

10

8.35 × 105

11.6

33.6

0.28

0.011

0.027

0.291

0.010

Dec

2009-12-29

10

5.39 × 105

12.0

34.0

0.19

0.021

0.085

0.628

0.004

  1. *Numeric values less than or equal to zero are denoted as ‘n/d’