Table 1. List of the functional nodes of the planktonic food-web, their biological properties and biomasses at the two system-states.
| Functional Nodes (FN) | Small description | Trophic status | Size (μm) | Individual Carbon (ngC) | Blue | Green | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomass (mgC m-2) | Biomass (mgC m-2) | ||||||
| 1 | Cyanobacteria (s) | Mainly Synechococcus | A | 1* | 3.0 10−4 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2 | Prochlorophytes (s) | Mainly Prochlorococcus | A | 1* | 1.0 10−4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 3 | Phyto-nanoflagellates (s) | Several species | A | 1.9* | 5.1 10−3 | 22 | 80.5 |
| 4 | Chaetoceros spp. (s) | Diatom genus | A | 2.4* | 7.7 10−3 | 4.2 | 83.3 |
| 5 | Leptocylindrus spp. (s) | Diatom genus | A | 5.8* | 6.5 10−2 | 31.3 | 317 |
| 6 | Skeletonema spp. (s) | Diatom genus | A | 3.1* | 1.5 10−2 | 5.7 | 47 |
| 7 | Small diatoms (s) | Several species | A | 3.2* | 1.5 10−2 | 4.3 | 34.1 |
| 8 | Pennate diatoms (s) | Pennate diatoms | A | 3.3* | 1.6 10−2 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
| 9 | Pseudo-nitzschia spp. (s) | Diatom genus | A | 3* | 1.3 10−2 | 2.3 | 19.9 |
| 10 | Centric diatoms (s) | Centric diatoms | A | 12* | 0.3 | 19.7 | 83.9 |
| 11 | Coccolithophores (s) | Mainly Emiliania huxleyi | A | 4.3* | 4.1 10−2 | 3.9 | 12.3 |
| 12 | Phyto-microflagellates (s) | Several species | A | 4* | 4.1 10−2 | 3.9 | 12.9 |
| 13 | Mixotrophic nanoflagellates (s) | Mainly Ollicola vangorii | M | 1.5* | 2.6 10−3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 14 | Small dinoflagellates (s) | Several species | M | 4.5* | 7.5 10−2 | 6.6 | 23.5 |
| 15 | Medium dinoflagellates (s) | Several species | M | 9* | 0.4 | 4.1 | 13.5 |
| 16 | Myrionecta rubra (a) | Ciliate species | M | 10* | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 17 | Tontonia spp. (s) | Oligotrichous ciliate genus | M | 40* | 27.0 | 9.5 | 35 |
| 18 | Laboea spp. (s) | Oligotrichous ciliate genus | M | 22* | 5.0 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| 19 | Strombidium spp. (s) | Oligotrichous ciliate genus | M | 38* | 23.5 | 11.6 | 34.6 |
| 20 | HNF (s) | Agglutinated nanoflagellates | H | 2.4* | 9.8 10−3 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| 21 | Hetero- dinoflagellates (s) | Several species | H | 11.1* | 0.8 | 7.7 | 48 |
| 22 | Prostomatids (s) | Agglutinated ciliates | H | 26.8* | 8.8 | 1.7 | 17.5 |
| 23 | Strobilidium spp. (s) | Ciliate genus | H | 26.8* | 8.8 | 4.3 | 12.9 |
| 24 | Tintinnids (s) | Agglutinated ciliates | H | 11* | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| 25 | Nanociliates (s) | Agglutinated ciliates | H | 8* | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 26 | Cyanobacteria (d) | Mainly Synechococcus | A | 1* | 3.0 10−4 | 108.4 | 155.9 |
| 27 | Prochlorophytes (d) | Mainly Prochlorococcus | A | 1* | 1.0 10−4 | 10.8 | 15.6 |
| 28 | Phyto-nanoflagellates (d) | Several species | A | 1.9* | 5.1 10−3 | 33.6 | 48.3 |
| 29 | Coccolithophorids (d) | Mainly Emiliania huxleyi | A | 4.3* | 4.1 10−2 | 166.2 | 239 |
| 30 | Diatoms (d) | Several species | A | 3.2* | 1.5 10−2 | 10.3 | 14.7 |
| 31 | Mixotrophic nanoflagellates (d) | Several species | M | 1.5* | 2.6 10−3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 32 | Small dinoflagellates (d) | Several species | M | 4.5* | 7.5 10−2 | 85.5 | 108.2 |
| 33 | Medium dinoflagellates (d) | Several species | M | 9* | 0.4 | 52.9 | 62.3 |
| 34 | HNF (d) | Agglutinated nanoflagellates | H | 2.4* | 9.8 10−3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 35 | Hetero- dinoflagellates (d) | Several species | H | 11.1* | 0.8 | 34.2 | 44.6 |
| 36 | Prostomatids (d) | Agglutinated ciliates | H | 26.8* | 8.8 | 7.3 | 16.2 |
| 37 | Strobilidium spp. (d) | Ciliate genus | H | 26.8* | 8.8 | 19.1 | 12 |
| 38 | Tintinnids (d) | Agglutinated ciliates | H | 11.4* | 0.7 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 39 | Nanociliates (d) | Agglutinated ciliates | H | 8* | 0.3 | 3 | 2.1 |
| 40 | Heterotrophic bacteria (s) | – | H | 0.5* | n.e. | 32.7 | 108.5 |
| 41 | Heterotrophic bacteria (d) | – | H | 0.5* | n.e. | 373.5 | 397.3 |
| 42 | Penilia avirostris (a) | Cladoceran species | H | 800¯ | 1,670 | 96.1 | 100.8 |
| 43 | Cladocerans (a) | Evadne & Pseudevadne spp. | H | 900¯ | 1,700 | 33.8 | 65.7 |
| 44 | Paracalanus parvus (a) | Calanoid copepod species (adults) | H | 850¯ | 1,856 | 25.5 | 26.8 |
| 45 | Acartia clausii (a) | Calanoid copepod species (adults) | H | 1,150¯ | 2,852 | 7.5 | 22 |
| 46 | Temora stylifera (a) | Calanoid copepod species (adults) | H | 1,000¯ | 10,177 | 39.1 | 37 |
| 47 | Centropages typicus (a) | Calanoid copepod species (adults) | H | 1,000¯ | 6,507 | 12.2 | 24.6 |
| 48 | Other calanoids (a) | Agllutinated genera (adults) | H | 1,050¯ | 2,027 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| 49 | Juvenile calanoids (a) | Juveniles of calanoid copepod | H | 450¯ | 928 | 14.6 | 21.2 |
| 50 | Appendicularia (a) | Agglutinated species | H | 3,000¯ | 3,000 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 51 | Doliolids (a) | Agglutinated species | H | 1,500¯ | 2,750 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 52 | Salps (a) | Agglutinated species | H | 10,000¯ | 50,200 | 16.2 | 30.8 |
| 53 | Meroplankton (a) | Agglutinated larvae | H | 250¯ | 1,643 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| 54 | Oithona spp. (a) | Cyclopoid copepod genus | H | 675¯ | 404 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 55 | Detritivora (a) | Cyclopoid copepod genera | H | 650¯ | 2,192 | 7.4 | 5.2 |
| 56 | Carnivora (a) | Mainly chaetognats | H | 28,000¯ | 188,520 | 276.3 | 295.5 |
| 57 | Appendicularia houses (a) | – | D | 3,000¯ | n.e. | 113.8 | 489.9 |
| 58 | Small F.P. (a) | Faeces of small animals | D | <200¯ | n.e. | 81.5 | 396.5 |
| 59 | Salp F.P. (a) | Faecal pellets of salps | D | >200¯ | n.e. | 3.8 | 7.3 |
| 60 | Carnivores F.P. (a) | Faecal pellets of carnivores | D | >200¯ | n.e. | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 61 | DOC (s) | Dissolved Organic Carbon | D | – | n.e. | 16.6 | 102.9 |
| 62 | DOC (d) | Dissolved Organic Carbon | D | – | n.e. | 58.3 | 81.9 |
| 63 | Generic particulate detritus (a) | Amorphous particulate detritus | D | <200¯ | n.e. | 4486.8 | 2629.7 |
(s) Living in the surface water-layer.
(d) Living in the deeper water-layer.
(a) Living all over the water column. A = autotrophic. H = heterotrophic. M = mixotrophic. D = detritus. *Equivalent Sphere Diameter (average). −Length (average).