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. 2024 Aug 13;15:6943. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50635-z

Fig. 2. Contemporary global distribution of prokaryotes.

Fig. 2

Mean (across depth) prokaryotic a, d, g abundance (m−3); b, e, h cell-specific carbon (fg C cell−1), and c, f, i biomass (mg C m−3) in the ac top 200 m (epipelagic); df 200–1000 m (mesopelagic); and gi >1000 m (bathypelagic). Note that color scales for abundance and biomass changes with the layer. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.