Figure 5

Averaged (a) temperature, (b) N concentration, (c) P concentration, and (d) Chl. a concentration in different salinity ranges. The sample numbers of each group is as follows: 29 ≤ S < 30: 6; 30 ≤ S < 31: 47; 31 ≤ S < 32: 57; 32 ≤ S < 33: 50; 33 ≤ S < 34: 147; 34 ≤ S < 35: 515.