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Sampling sites and oceanographic provinces: (A) Sampling sites. Color codes display the six oceanographic provinces identified in the temperature-salinity (TS) diagram (B). The six oceanographic provinces were defined on the basis of similar properties (temperature and salinity) of the first 200 m of the water column.
