Table 1. Details of the sampling stations.

Station	Cruise	Depth	Area	Latitude	Longitude	Bottom temperature	SPP
		(m)		(°N)	(°E)	(°C)	(mgC m-2 d-1)
1	Pelagia 08	1200	N	42.9118	-11.7525	9.6	480.9
2	Pelagia 08	3000	N	41.7285	-10.6835	2.7	523.3
3	Pelagia 08	2000	N	42.4607	-10.6547	4.0	546.8
4	Trans-Med 09	1200	W	38.4203	1.7704	13.0	434.6
5	Pelagia 09	1200	W	39.5997	4.1454	13.0	352.5
6	Pelagia 09	2000	W	39.2498	4.1667	13.2	315.8
7	Pelagia 09	3000	W	39.2363	5.4019	13.3	432.5
8	Trans-Med 09	3000	W	38.6776	5.4647	13.3	430.2
9	Biofun 09	1200	C	36.4327	15.5174	13.7	650.0
10	Biofun 09	2000	C	36.4222	15.5458	13.7	614.7
11	Biofun 09	2000	C	36.4168	15.5836	13.8	628.4
12	Trans-Med 09	3000	C	36.1987	16.3526	13.9	353.6
13	Trans-Med 09	2000	C	37.6539	16.5591	13.8	319.4
14	Trans-Med 09	1200	C	38.2237	16.6298	13.7	384.7
15	Biofun 08	3000	C	35.0732	20.5045	14.7	315.8
16	Biofun 08	3000	C	35.0682	20.5075	14.7	278.6
17	Biofun 08	3000	C	35.1388	20.8482	14.7	309.9
18	Biofun 08	5000	C	36.5597	21.0984	14.7	325.2
19	Biofun 08	3000	C	35.1972	21.4075	14.7	341.3
20	Biofun 08	1200	E	34.9539	24.5709	14.7	312.8
21	Biofun 08	3000	E	34.8833	24.5875	14.7	308.1
22	Trans-Med 09	3000	E	34.1459	25.5696	13.9	268.4
23	Trans-Med 09	1200	E	34.5061	25.7590	13.9	285.0

SPP, surface primary production