Table 2 Monthly biotic and abiotic variables assessed relative to fin Whale acoustic presence, including total abundance of zooplankton collected with the two sediment traps at 516 m and 1,002 m; mean concentration of zooplankton biomass (mmol/m3), phytoplankton biomass (mmol/m3), net primary production of biomass (mg/m3/day), and chlorophyll a (mg/m3) in the 200 km x 200 km area around the hydrophone; and mean sea ice area (km2) and extent (km2) in the Greenland Sea.
Year | Month | Taxa (516-m) | Taxa (1,002-m) | Zooplankton Biomass | Phytoplankton Biomass | Net Primary Production | Chlorophyll a | Sea ice area | Sea ice extent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | 7 | 181 | 0 | 5.61 | 10.82 | 19.33 | 1.65 | 220,052.30 | 376,029.27 |
2022 | 8 | 193 | 0 | 1.15 | 3.53 | 15.48 | 0.63 | 165,321.65 | 278,536.57 |
2022 | 9 | 316 | 0 | 0.44 | 3.90 | 12.63 | 0.81 | 160,912.54 | 285,351.52 |
2022 | 10 | 224 | 20 | 0.002 | 1.17 | 1.30 | 0.27 | 255,500.49 | 365,256.14 |
2022 | 11 | 168 | 37 | 0.0002 | 0.27 | 0.0 | 0.067 | 364,573.07 | 488,293.21 |
2022 | 12 | 129 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.073 | 0.0 | 0.013 | 451,148.13 | 635,073.90 |
2023 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.025 | 0.0 | 0.004 | 509,900.17 | 684,651.89 |
2023 | 2 | 470 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.017 | 0.0 | 0.003 | 520,020.26 | 698,053.28 |
2023 | 3 | 178 | 29 | 0.002 | 0.017 | 0.008 | 0.003 | 645,716.30 | 846,211.94 |
2023 | 4 | 378 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.083 | 0.19 | 0.015 | 631,264.19 | 831,596.37 |
2023 | 5 | 467 | 0 | 0.004 | 6.88 | 28.71 | 1.056 | 597,400.91 | 834,849.72 |
2023 | 6 | 107 | 0 | 6.00 | 15.30 | 35.77 | 2.40 | 452,333.57 | 721,350.52 |
