TABLE 1.

Seasonal abundance of APP at station CD1 determined by flow cytometry

Date and sampling depth	Group	No. of cells ml−1a
24 March 2006
5 m	Microcolonies	8.64 × 102
	Picoeukaryotes	2.84 × 103
	PC-rich APP	1.18 × 104
	PE-rich APP	1.57 × 104
8 August 2006
5 m	Microcolonies	1.12 × 103
	Picoeukaryotes	3.09 × 103
	PC-rich APP	<103
	PE-rich APP	1.30 × 104
25 m (DCM)	Microcolonies	1.15 × 104
	Picoeukaryotes	7.28 × 103
	PC-rich APP	<103
	PE-rich APP	1.06 × 105
80 m	Microcolonies	1.25 × 103
	Picoeukaryotes	1.41 × 103
	PC-rich APP	<103
	PE-rich APP	1.97 × 103

^aThe values reported are the average of three independent measurements.