Table 3.
Fishery production and biogeochemical cycling at fronts
| Species/dimension | Mean | At front | 1% | 5% | 10% |
| Salmon, 103 kg⋅km−⋅y−1 | 0.23 | 6.16 (0.15) | 0.29 (21) | 0.53 (59) | 0.77 (71) |
| Pelagic sharks, 103 kg⋅km−2⋅y−1 | 0.05 | 7.78 (0.38) | 0.08 (95) | 0.39 (99) | 0.78 (99) |
| Baleen whales, 103 kg⋅km−2⋅y−1 | 0.08 | 9.34 (0.25) | 0.09 (97) | 0.47 (99) | 0.94 (99) |
| Shannon diversity index, | 0.85 | 2.79 | 0.86 | 1.08 | 1.22 |
| Simpson reciprocal index of diversity, | 3.36 | 9.98 | 3.67 | 4.92 | 6.24 |
| Mean trophic level | 1.67 | 3.33 | 1.68 | 2.77 | 3.18 |
| N, 103 kg⋅km−2⋅y−1 | 0.11 | 1.65 (0.08) | 0.13 (14) | 0.19 (44) | 0.26 (63) |
| C, 103 kg⋅km−2⋅y−1 | 11.66 | 148.10 (8.77) | 13.02 (11) | 18.47 (40) | 25.29 (59) |
| P, 103 kg⋅km−2⋅y−1 | 1.88 | 28.29 (1.33) | 2.14 (13) | 3.20 (41) | 4.52 (62) |
Percentage columns refer to the amount (1%, 5%, 10%) of the ocean area classified as a front. Values in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals or the percentage of total production that occurs at fronts.