TABLE 1.
Hydrological parameters for coastal and offshore surface watersa
| Stations | Depth (m) | Salinity (‰) | Temp (°C) | Density (sigma-th kg m−3) | Fluorescence (autofluor- escence units) | Oxygen concn (ml per liter−1) | Transmittance (%) | Turbidity (U) | Nitrite concn (μM) | Nitrate concn (μM) | Phosphate concn (μM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | 14.70 ± 1.43 | 37.05 ± 0.17 | 11.81 ± 0.12 | 28.21 ± 0.12 | 3.25 ± 0.54 | 5.89 ± 0.06 | 58.19 ± 1.39 | 4.12 ± 0.18 | 0.73 ± 0.04 | 4.45 ± 0.38 | 0.27 ± 0.0 |
| Open sea | 18.79 ± 1.90 | 38.22 ± 0.03 | 13.43 ± 0.09 | 28.80 ± 0.01 | 0.94 ± 0.04 | 5.53 ± 0.02 | 76.89 ± 0.65 | 0.55 ± 0.07 | 0.50 ± 0.03 | 2.45 ± 0.67 | 0.16 ± 0.0 |
a
The values are means ± standard errors.