Figure 6

Seasonal carbon content in various plankton groups. Only samplings when all trophic levels were available are included (n = 46). The size of circles corresponds to carbon content (mg C m⁻³), and relative contribution to the total carbon pool is presented inside or above each circle. Values in bold italics are seasonal total carbon content for the different compartments of the planktonic food web studied here (i.e. bacterioplankton, phytoplankton, Litosomatea (at 2 m) and large mesozooplankton from water column from 30 m up to surface)). Drawings illustrate the major taxa in each plankton group and its size illustrate relative contribution and correspond to drawings in Fig. 5. Data presented in Table S2.