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Table 4 Comparison of the slope ( a ) of NBSS ( Y = aX + b ) on the mesozooplankton community at various locations

From: Spatial and temporal changes in zooplankton abundance, biovolume, and size spectra in the neighboring waters of Japan: analyses using an optical plankton counter

Location/region

Unit

Size range (mm)

Slope

References

Chile, cold nutrient-rich conditions

Carbon

0.7 to 210

−0.44

Iriarte and González (2004)

Gulf of St. Lawrence (open water)

Biovolume

0.25 to 2

−0.47

Herman and Harvey (2006)

Barents Sea

Biovolume

0.25 to 14

−0.63

Basedow et al. (2010)

NW Mediterranean (protected area)

Wet weight

20 to 1,200

−0.65

Macpherson et al. (2002)

Bay of Biscay (oceanic stations)

Carbon

0.27 to 1.7

−0.71 to −0.64

Sourisseau and Carlotti (2006)

Tasman Sea

Biovolume

0.11 to 3.3

−0.69

Baird et al. (2008)

Unshant Tidal Front (stratified side/offshore)

Carbon

0.5 to 5

−0.73

Schultes et al. (2013)

Brazilian Continental Shelf (Oceanic Stations)

Biovolume

0.1 to 5

−0.86

Marcolin et al. (2013)

Chukchi Sea (less productive)

Biovolume

0.25 to 5

−0.86

Matsuno et al. (2012)

Gulf of St. Lawrence (estuary)

Biovolume

0.25 to 2

−0.90

Herman and Harvey (2006)

Western Antarctic Peninsula (fall)

Biovolume

0.25 to 14

−0.92

Zhou et al. (2009)

Chile-El Nino, oligotrophic conditions

Carbon

0.7 to 210

−0.93

(Iriarte and González 2004)

Coral Sea

Biovolume

0.11 to 3.3

−0.97

Baird et al. (2008)

Southwest Coral Sea

Wet weight

0.25 to 2.5

−1.00

Suthers et al. (2006)

Bay of Biscay (coastal stations)

Carbon

0.27 to 1.7

−1.05 to −0.91

Sourisseau and Carlotti (2006)

NW Mediterranean (unprotected area)

Wet weight

20 to 1,200

−1.04

Macpherson et al. (2002)

Scotia Sea (spring)

Carbon

Small phyto to large schyphomedusae

−1.09

Tarling et al. (2012)

North Iberian Shelf

Carbon

0.25 to 17

−1.11

Nogueira et al. (2004)

Chukchi Sea (more productive)

Biovolume

0.25 to 5

−1.11

Matsuno et al. (2012)

North Pacific Ocean

Carbon

0.18 to 4.0

−1.13

Rodriguez and Mullin (1986)

Northwest Atlantic Ocean

Carbon

0.07 to 8.0

−1.14

Quinones et al. (2003)

Ushant Tidal Front (mixed side/nearshore)

Carbon

0.5 to 5

−1.15

Schultes et al. (2013)

Brazilian Continental Shelf (Coastal Stations and Abrolhos Bank)

Biovolume

0.1 to 5

−1.25

Marcolin et al. (2013)

California Current

Carbon

0.2 to 3.3

−1.43

Huntley et al. (1995)

Ushant Tidal Front (mixed side/near)

Carbon

0.5 to 5

−1.76

Schultes et al. (2013)

Western Antarctic Peninsula (summer)

Biovolume

0.25 to 14

−1.8

Zhou et al. (2009)

Australian Estuary

Wet weight

0.25 to 1.6

−1.89

Moore and Suthers (2006)

California Bight

Biovolume

0.025 to 4.0

−2.30

Napp et al. (1993)

NW Pacific (group A)

Biovolume

0.50 to 5.00

−1.18

This study

NW Pacific (group B1)

Biovolume

0.50 to 5.00

−1.11

This study

NW Pacific (group B2)

Biovolume

0.50 to 5.00

−1.19

This study

NW Pacific (group B3)

Biovolume

0.50 to 5.00

−1.16

This study

NW Pacific (group C)

Biovolume

0.50 to 5.00

−0.90

This study

NW Pacific (group D)

Biovolume

0.50 to 5.00

−1.24

This study