Table 1 Average ± SE values within the photic zone for selected variables at the different periods and stations sampled.
From: Drivers of Microbial Carbon Fluxes Variability in Two Oligotrophic Mediterranean Coastal Systems
Sampling depths | Salinity | O2 Saturation | Irradiance | Temperature | Si (OH)4 | NO−3 | DOC | BGE12 | PER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
m | psu | % | µmol photons m−2 s−1 | °C | µmol l−1 | µmol l−1 | µmol l−1 | % | % | |
Bay of Villefranche | ||||||||||
October | 0.5, 10, 20, 30 | 37.8 | 96.8 ± 2.3 | 462.5 ± 277.8 | 20.7 ± 0.9 | 0.1 ± 0.0 | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 66.3 ± 1.0 | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 55.8 ± 7.2 |
December | 0.5, 10, 20, 30 | 37.7 | 89.8 ± 0.2 | 261.7 ± 164.6 | 17.2 ± 0.0 | 0.8 ± 0.0 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 64.4 ± 1.6 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 20.4 ± 6.7 |
March | 0.5, 10, 20, 30 | 38.1 | 90.7 ± 0.2 | 184.2 ± 72.2 | 13.2 ± 0.0 | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.3 | 63.8 ± 0.6 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 54.8 ± 12.8 |
July | 0.5, 10, 20, 30 | 38.0 | 100.9 ± 1.7 | 675.0 ± 318.1 | 21.3 ± 2.2 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 70.7 ± 2.2 | 7.3 ± 5.1 | 31.6 ± 7.2 |
Bay of Palma | ||||||||||
Posidonia | 0.5, 3, 6, 10 | 37.8 | 116.1 ± 0.4 | 581.7 ± 166.5 | 22.6 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.0 | 89.1 ± 4.4 | 17.5 ± 8.1 | 36.5 ± 7.1 |
Bahia | 0.5, 5, 15, 30 | 37.8 | 110.1 ± 0.7 | 495.9 ± 200.1 | 22.4 ± 0.7 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.0 | 85.5 ± 1.7 | 10.9 ± 3.3 | 36.6 ± 1.9 |
Station 4 | 0.5, 5, 15, 30 | 37.8 | 107.6 ± 0.2 | 478.4 ± 187.0 | 20.8 ± 0.7 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.0 | 71.6 ± 2.5 | 3.4 ± 1.1 | 61.2 ± 2.5 |
Enderrocat | 0.5,5, 10, 15 | 37.8 | 110.8 ± 0.7 | 619.2 ± 170.5 | 23.0 ± 0.5 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 0.3 ± 0.0 | 68.8 ± 4.2 | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 78.3 ± 3.2 |
