Estimates of Oceanic Mesozooplankton Production for HOT and BATS

Tables 1,2,3 are from: Roman MR, Adolf, HA, Landry MR, Madin LP, Steinberg DK and Zhang X. 2002. Estimates of oceanic mesozooplankton production: a comparison using the Bermuda and Hawaii time-series data, DSR II 49: 175-192.

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TABLE 1. Hawaii Ocean Time Series & Bermuda Atlantic Time Series 1994-1997^a

Mean^HOT SD^HOT N^HOT Mean^BATS SD^BATS N^BATS

0.2 - 0.5 mm zooplankton mmol C m^-2 (% total) 4.33 (18.16%) 1.42 36 2.46 (21.62%) 0.98 47

0.5 - 1.0 mm zooplankton mmol C m^-2 (% total) 5.66 (23.74) 2.49 36 3.01 (26.45%) 1.24 47

1.0 - 2.0 mm zooplankton mmol C m^-2 (% total) 6.69 (28.06%) 3.26 36 2.54 (22.32%) 1.09 47

2.0 - 5.0 mm zooplankton mmol C m^-2 (% total) 5.64 (23.66%) 2.80 36 2.46 (21.64%) 1.26 47

> 5.0 mm zooplankton mmol C m^-2 (% total) 1.26 (6.38%) 1.17 36 0.91 (8.00%) 0.62 47

TOTAL zooplankton mmol C m^-2 23.84 8.85 36 11.38 4.61 47

Zoopl. production and egestion mmol C m^-2 d^-1 2.25 0.73 35 0.95 0.30 46

Zooplankton ingestion mmol C m^-2 d^-1 7.49 2.42 35 3.17 1.00 46

Zooplankton mortality mmol C m^-2 d^-1 2.20 0.80 35 0.93 0.34 46

Temperature (C°) 24.32 1.05 36 21.50 1.53 47

Sinking flux mmol C m^-2 d^-1 2.14 0.49 31 2.26 0.74 43

Primary production mmol C m^-2 d^-1 41.08 9.84 34 35.31 8.05 46

^aValues integrated from surface to 150m.

TABLE 2. HOT and BATS zooplankton growth rates (d^-1)

Zoopl Size Mean^HOT SD^HOT N^HOT Mean^BATS SD^BATS N^BATS

0.2 - 0.5 mm 0.17 0.01 36 0.15 0.01 47

0.5 - 1.0 mm 0.12 0.01 36 0.11 0.01 47

1.0 - 2.0 mm 0.07 0.00 36 0.06 0.00 47

2.0 - 5.0 mm 0.05 0.00 36 0.04 0.00 47

> 5.0 mm 0.02 0.00 36 0.02 0.00 47

TABLE 3. Integrated annual values (mol C m^-2 y^-1)

Primary Production Zooplankton Prod/Eges Zoopl/Prim Prod Ratio Sinking Flux Eges/Sinking Ratio

BATS

1994 13.00 0.20 0.02 1.03 0.20

1995 14.01 0.34 0.02 0.73 0.46

1996 14.92 0.37 0.02 0.91 0.41

1997 11.79 0.42 0.04 0.85 0.49

Mean±SD 13.43±1.17 0.33±0.08 0.02±0.01 0.88±0.11 0.39±0.11

HOT

1994 13.66 0.62 0.05 0.68 0.91

1995 18.61 0.70 0.04 0.67 1.05

1996 14.14 0.92 0.07 0.77 1.20

1997 13.25 0.90 0.07 0.92 0.98

Mean±SD 14.92± 2.16 0.79± 0.13 0.05± 0.01 0.76± 0.10 1.03± 0.11

Estimates of Oceanic Mesozooplankton Production for Equatorial Pacific Sites

TABLE 4. JGOFS and EBENE Stations

JGOFS TT 007    February - March, 1992 Transect along 140°W from 12°N to 12°S

TT 008    March - April, 1992 21 day time series on the equator at 140°W

TT 011    August - September, 1992 Transect along 140°W from 12°N to 12°S

TT 012    October, 1992 21 day time series on the equator at 140°W

EBENE October - November, 1996 Transect along 180° from 8°S to 8°N
48 h time series at 3°S and at the equator

TABLE 5. Zooplankton biomass, ingestion and production/egestion integrated to 150 m

140°W 0.064-0.2 mm
Biomass
(mmolC m^-2) 0.2-0.5 mm
Biomass
(mmolC m^-2) 0.5-1.0 mm
Biomass
(mmolC m^-2) 1.0-2.0 mm
Biomass
(mmolC m^-2) Total
Biomass
(mmolC m^-2) Total
Ingestion
(mmolC m^-2) Total
Production/Egestion
(mmolC m^-2) PP

12°N TT007 3.28 8.96 12.45 3.60 28.29 9.78 2.93 27.47

9°N 1.67 4.95 2.53 0.96 10.11 5.42 1.63 25.39

7°N 4.27 8.60 7.11 3.20 23.18 15.03 4.51 37.94

5°N 6.73 14.89 16.54 6.50 44.66 29.07 8.72 47.36

3°N 10.10 15.17 14.45 9.60 49.32 34.05 10.22 62.96

2°N 6.64 12.31 13.92 10.44 43.31 27.32 8.20 62.39

1°N 8.39 16.53 18.62 8.63 52.17 33.52 10.06 50.83

0° 4.81 8.38 12.70 7.14 33.03 20.41 6.12 62.77

1°S 5.18 8.00 13.40 9.30 35.88 20.99 6.30 82.65

2°S 7.19 12.62 9.11 4.87 33.79 25.06 7.52 48.86

3°S

5°S 6.14 12.36 11.77 5.33 35.6 24.75 7.42 60.14

7°S

9°S

12°S 5.45 8.02 6.73 2.01 22.21 17.00 5.10 33.57

Mean 5.82 10.90 11.61 5.97 34.30 21.87 6.56 50.19

SD 2.16 3.42 4.33 3.01 11.66 2.57 0.77 16.31

12°N TT011 3.72 5.98 7.55 3.40 20.65 10.56 3.17 29.83

9N 2.98 5.43 5.84 3.05 17.3 8.98 2.69 23.28

7N 8.60 6.39 5.13 2.44 22.56 18.71 5.61 22.36

5N 8.63 12.24 15.14 19.77 55.78 29.98 9.00 46.49

3N 6.56 8.58 11.22 19.84 46.2 21.17 6.35 57.26

2N 15.18 17.67 13.57 12.68 59.1 34.57 10.37 149.36

1N 17.48 17.66 11.29 13.84 60.27 36.40 10.92

0 6.74 7.29 7.70 12.23 33.96 16.65 4.99 105.30

1S 9.35 12.42 9.72 11.37 42.86 24.14 7.24 92.52

2S 8.16 13.49 12.92 10.89 45.46 23.23 6.97 100.12

3S 11.17 12.02 8.41 6.83 38.43 24.37 7.31 115.11

5S 6.98 9.10 14.58 12.75 43.41 21.59 6.48 70.60

7S 4.37 6.91 10.32 11.76 33.36 15.97 4.79

9S 4.24 5.51 7.09 4.20 21.04 12.66 3.80

12S 3.06 4.85 4.93 4.89 17.73 9.65 2.90 31.03

Mean 7.81 9.70 9.69 10.00 37.21 20.58 6.17 70.27

SD 4.11 4.16 3.26 5.49 14.44 2.21 0.66 40.10

TABLE 6. Equatorial Pacific zooplankton growth rates (d^-1) in the surface 120 m along 140°W

0.064-0.2 mm 0.2-0.5 mm 0.5-1.0 mm 1.0-2.0 mm Total

12°N TT007 0.26 0.13 0.06 0.05 0.10

9°N 0.35 0.16 0.07 0.06 0.15

7°N 0.42 0.20 0.10 0.07 0.19

5°N 0.46 0.22 0.11 0.08 0.20

3°N 0.46 0.22 0.11 0.08 0.21

2°N 0.46 0.22 0.11 0.08 0.19

1°N 0.45 0.22 0.11 0.08 0.19

0° 0.47 0.22 0.11 0.08 0.19

1°S 0.45 0.22 0.11 0.08 0.18

2°S 0.46 0.22 0.11 0.08 0.22

3°S

5°S 0.47 0.23 0.11 0.08 0.21

7°S

9°S

12°S 0.45 0.22 0.11 0.08 0.23

Mean 0.43 0.21 0.10 0.08 0.19

SD 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.03

12°N TT011 0.39 0.16 0.08 0.06 0.15

9°N 0.39 0.16 0.08 0.06 0.16

7°N 0.45 0.17 0.09 0.07 0.25

5°N 0.45 0.18 0.10 0.07 0.16

3°N 0.41 0.16 0.09 0.06 0.14

2°N 0.38 0.15 0.08 0.06 0.18

1°N 0.38 0.15 0.08 0.06 0.18

0° 0.38 0.15 0.08 0.06 0.15

1°S 0.40 0.16 0.09 0.06 0.17

2°S 0.38 0.15 0.09 0.06 0.15

3°S 0.39 0.15 0.08 0.06 0.19

5°S 0.41 0.16 0.09 0.06 0.15

7°S 0.43 0.17 0.09 0.07 0.14

9°S 0.44 0.17 0.09 0.07 0.18

12°S 0.43 0.17 0.09 0.07 0.16

Mean 0.41 0.16 0.09 0.06 0.17

SD 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.03

	Mean^HOT	SD^HOT	N^HOT	Mean^BATS	SD^BATS	N^BATS
0.2 - 0.5 mm zooplankton mmol C m^-2 (% total)	4.33 (18.16%)	1.42	36	2.46 (21.62%)	0.98	47
0.5 - 1.0 mm zooplankton mmol C m^-2 (% total)	5.66 (23.74)	2.49	36	3.01 (26.45%)	1.24	47
1.0 - 2.0 mm zooplankton mmol C m^-2 (% total)	6.69 (28.06%)	3.26	36	2.54 (22.32%)	1.09	47
2.0 - 5.0 mm zooplankton mmol C m^-2 (% total)	5.64 (23.66%)	2.80	36	2.46 (21.64%)	1.26	47
> 5.0 mm zooplankton mmol C m^-2 (% total)	1.26 (6.38%)	1.17	36	0.91 (8.00%)	0.62	47
TOTAL zooplankton mmol C m^-2	23.84	8.85	36	11.38	4.61	47
Zoopl. production and egestion mmol C m^-2 d^-1	2.25	0.73	35	0.95	0.30	46
Zooplankton ingestion mmol C m^-2 d^-1	7.49	2.42	35	3.17	1.00	46
Zooplankton mortality mmol C m^-2 d^-1	2.20	0.80	35	0.93	0.34	46
Temperature (C°)	24.32	1.05	36	21.50	1.53	47
Sinking flux mmol C m^-2 d^-1	2.14	0.49	31	2.26	0.74	43
Primary production mmol C m^-2 d^-1	41.08	9.84	34	35.31	8.05	46

Zoopl Size	Mean^HOT	SD^HOT	N^HOT	Mean^BATS	SD^BATS	N^BATS
0.2 - 0.5 mm	0.17	0.01	36	0.15	0.01	47
0.5 - 1.0 mm	0.12	0.01	36	0.11	0.01	47
1.0 - 2.0 mm	0.07	0.00	36	0.06	0.00	47
2.0 - 5.0 mm	0.05	0.00	36	0.04	0.00	47
> 5.0 mm	0.02	0.00	36	0.02	0.00	47

	Primary Production	Zooplankton Prod/Eges	Zoopl/Prim Prod Ratio	Sinking Flux	Eges/Sinking Ratio
BATS
1994	13.00	0.20	0.02	1.03	0.20
1995	14.01	0.34	0.02	0.73	0.46
1996	14.92	0.37	0.02	0.91	0.41
1997	11.79	0.42	0.04	0.85	0.49
Mean±SD	13.43±1.17	0.33±0.08	0.02±0.01	0.88±0.11	0.39±0.11
HOT
1994	13.66	0.62	0.05	0.68	0.91
1995	18.61	0.70	0.04	0.67	1.05
1996	14.14	0.92	0.07	0.77	1.20
1997	13.25	0.90	0.07	0.92	0.98
Mean±SD	14.92± 2.16	0.79± 0.13	0.05± 0.01	0.76± 0.10	1.03± 0.11

JGOFS	TT 007	February - March, 1992	Transect along 140°W from 12°N to 12°S
	TT 008	March - April, 1992	21 day time series on the equator at 140°W
	TT 011	August - September, 1992	Transect along 140°W from 12°N to 12°S
	TT 012	October, 1992	21 day time series on the equator at 140°W
EBENE		October - November, 1996	Transect along 180° from 8°S to 8°N 48 h time series at 3°S and at the equator

140°W	0.064-0.2 mm Biomass (mmolC m^-2)	0.2-0.5 mm Biomass (mmolC m^-2)	0.5-1.0 mm Biomass (mmolC m^-2)	1.0-2.0 mm Biomass (mmolC m^-2)	Total Biomass (mmolC m^-2)	Total Ingestion (mmolC m^-2)	Total Production/Egestion (mmolC m^-2)	PP
12°N TT007	3.28	8.96	12.45	3.60	28.29	9.78	2.93	27.47
9°N	1.67	4.95	2.53	0.96	10.11	5.42	1.63	25.39
7°N	4.27	8.60	7.11	3.20	23.18	15.03	4.51	37.94
5°N	6.73	14.89	16.54	6.50	44.66	29.07	8.72	47.36
3°N	10.10	15.17	14.45	9.60	49.32	34.05	10.22	62.96
2°N	6.64	12.31	13.92	10.44	43.31	27.32	8.20	62.39
1°N	8.39	16.53	18.62	8.63	52.17	33.52	10.06	50.83
0°	4.81	8.38	12.70	7.14	33.03	20.41	6.12	62.77
1°S	5.18	8.00	13.40	9.30	35.88	20.99	6.30	82.65
2°S	7.19	12.62	9.11	4.87	33.79	25.06	7.52	48.86
3°S
5°S	6.14	12.36	11.77	5.33	35.6	24.75	7.42	60.14
7°S
9°S
12°S	5.45	8.02	6.73	2.01	22.21	17.00	5.10	33.57
Mean	5.82	10.90	11.61	5.97	34.30	21.87	6.56	50.19
SD	2.16	3.42	4.33	3.01	11.66	2.57	0.77	16.31

12°N TT011	3.72	5.98	7.55	3.40	20.65	10.56	3.17	29.83
9N	2.98	5.43	5.84	3.05	17.3	8.98	2.69	23.28
7N	8.60	6.39	5.13	2.44	22.56	18.71	5.61	22.36
5N	8.63	12.24	15.14	19.77	55.78	29.98	9.00	46.49
3N	6.56	8.58	11.22	19.84	46.2	21.17	6.35	57.26
2N	15.18	17.67	13.57	12.68	59.1	34.57	10.37	149.36
1N	17.48	17.66	11.29	13.84	60.27	36.40	10.92
0	6.74	7.29	7.70	12.23	33.96	16.65	4.99	105.30
1S	9.35	12.42	9.72	11.37	42.86	24.14	7.24	92.52
2S	8.16	13.49	12.92	10.89	45.46	23.23	6.97	100.12
3S	11.17	12.02	8.41	6.83	38.43	24.37	7.31	115.11
5S	6.98	9.10	14.58	12.75	43.41	21.59	6.48	70.60
7S	4.37	6.91	10.32	11.76	33.36	15.97	4.79
9S	4.24	5.51	7.09	4.20	21.04	12.66	3.80
12S	3.06	4.85	4.93	4.89	17.73	9.65	2.90	31.03
Mean	7.81	9.70	9.69	10.00	37.21	20.58	6.17	70.27
SD	4.11	4.16	3.26	5.49	14.44	2.21	0.66	40.10

	0.064-0.2 mm	0.2-0.5 mm	0.5-1.0 mm	1.0-2.0 mm	Total
12°N TT007	0.26	0.13	0.06	0.05	0.10
9°N	0.35	0.16	0.07	0.06	0.15
7°N	0.42	0.20	0.10	0.07	0.19
5°N	0.46	0.22	0.11	0.08	0.20
3°N	0.46	0.22	0.11	0.08	0.21
2°N	0.46	0.22	0.11	0.08	0.19
1°N	0.45	0.22	0.11	0.08	0.19
0°	0.47	0.22	0.11	0.08	0.19
1°S	0.45	0.22	0.11	0.08	0.18
2°S	0.46	0.22	0.11	0.08	0.22
3°S
5°S	0.47	0.23	0.11	0.08	0.21
7°S
9°S
12°S	0.45	0.22	0.11	0.08	0.23
Mean	0.43	0.21	0.10	0.08	0.19
SD	0.06	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.03

12°N TT011	0.39	0.16	0.08	0.06	0.15
9°N	0.39	0.16	0.08	0.06	0.16
7°N	0.45	0.17	0.09	0.07	0.25
5°N	0.45	0.18	0.10	0.07	0.16
3°N	0.41	0.16	0.09	0.06	0.14
2°N	0.38	0.15	0.08	0.06	0.18
1°N	0.38	0.15	0.08	0.06	0.18
0°	0.38	0.15	0.08	0.06	0.15
1°S	0.40	0.16	0.09	0.06	0.17
2°S	0.38	0.15	0.09	0.06	0.15
3°S	0.39	0.15	0.08	0.06	0.19
5°S	0.41	0.16	0.09	0.06	0.15
7°S	0.43	0.17	0.09	0.07	0.14
9°S	0.44	0.17	0.09	0.07	0.18
12°S	0.43	0.17	0.09	0.07	0.16
Mean	0.41	0.16	0.09	0.06	0.17
SD	0.03	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.03