Table 3. Prokaryote and eukaryote counts and grazing rates reported in the euphotic zone and mesopelagic from different studies.

Reference	Ocean	Depth	Season	Method	Prokaryotic (cells·ml-1)	Eukaryotic (cells·ml-1)	Grazing Rate (h-1)
This study	South/North Atlantic	Epipelagic	March-May	Long term FLP	1.14x105-7.25x105	155–1252	1.3–10.4
This study	South/North Atlantic	Mesopelagic	March-May	Long term FLP	0.54x105-2.1x105	74–152	1.58–6.99
Cho et al. 2000	East China Sea	Epipelagic	April-September	Short term FLP	1.0 – 12x105	0.4–7.5x103	1.5–5.6
Cho et al. 2000	East China Sea	Mesopelagic	April-September	Short term FLP	1.0–2.0x105	0.1–0.4x103	1.0–2.6
Pachiadaki et al. 2014	Mediterranean	Epipelagic	September	Short term FLP	1.11–5.15x105	0.397–1.7x103	5.78–9.05
Pachiadaki et al. 2014	Mediterranean	Mesopelagic	September	Short term FLP	5.4–5.6 x104	15.3–29.7	0.63–0.75
Detmer et al. 1993	Baltic Sea	Epipelagic	July-August	Dilution	3.0–13 x105	500–3500	0.3–0.72
Detmer et al.1993	Baltic Sea	Mesopelagic	July-August	Dilution	~ 4.0 x105	2400	0.017–0.053