Fig. 3: Temperature and salinity plot indicating water mass designation for all mesopelagic samples.
From: Ocean-wide comparisons of mesopelagic planktonic community structures
Formats represent the different oceanic basins (■ - North Atlantic Ocean, ● - South Atlantic Ocean, ▲- Pacific Ocean, ★- Indian Ocean). Colors indicate the oxygen concentration at the sampling depth. LSW Labrador Sea Water, AAIW Antarctic Intermediate Water, tNPIW transitional North Pacific Intermediate Water, SAMW Subantarctic Mode Water, SPSTMW South Pacific Subtropical Mode Water, modAAIW modified Antarctic Intermediate Water, PGW Persian Gulf Water mass, RSW Red Sea Water mass, NASTMW North Atlantic Subtropical Mode Water.
