Table 3 Summary of total abundance, taxa richness and shape occurrence from five biogeographical areas.

From: An integrated individual-level trait-based phytoplankton dataset from transitional waters

Biogeographical areas

Abundance (n. of cells)

Taxa Richness

Shape occurrence

South-Western Atlantic Ocean (SWAO)

32400

96

21

Northern Atlantic Ocean (NAO)

22396

120

20

Mediterranean Sea (MED)

24080

110

19

Indo Pacific Ocean (IPO)

28296

116

23

South-Western Pacific Ocean (SWPO)

20139

114

19