Table 1 Fitting parameters (a and b) and correlation coefficients (Pearson R) for the linear relationship between the production flux of SSA100 (FSSA100, m−2 s−1) and eukaryotic nanophytoplankton cell abundance (NanoPhyto, in cells ml-1) in the form of FSSA100 = a * NanoPhyto + b for a wind speed of 9 m s-1 and temperature of 15 °C. The correlation coefficient Spearman Rho between these two variables is also indicated. Average, standard deviation and range (10–90 percentiles) of Chl-a and NanoPhyto for the three measurement campaigns.
Seawater geographical origin | a | b | R | Rho | P value | Chl-a (μg l−1) | NanoPhyto (cells ml-1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mediterranean | 2.17 × 103 | 3.83 × 105 | 0.72 | 0.51 | < .00001 | 0.03 ± 0.01 0.02–0.04 | 546 ± 148 390–703 |
South west Pacific | 2.20 × 103 | 2.04 × 106 | 0.77 | 0.85 | < .00001 | 2.13 ± 0.40 1.65–2.60 | 4880 ± 2390 1840–8250 |
Arctic | – | – | – | – | 0.01–0.3 | 4.2 ± 4.3 0–9.4 | |
Merged Mediterranean, NZ coastal and Arctic | 2.48 × 103 | 2.10 × 105 | 0.90 | 0,60 | < .00001 | 0.01–2.60 | 0–8250 |
