Table 2. Mean and Min./Max. values of total zooplankton abundance (ind m-3), biomass (mg m-3), C. finmarchicus abundance (ind m-3) and stage index as well as values of selected structural (Ho, Hinf) and functional (TD-1) zooplankton community indices for established water layers (WL) and for latitudinal section (LAT) and longitudinal region (LON).
| LAT | LON | WL | Zooplankton standing stock | C. finmarchicus | Structural diversity | Functional diversity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abundance -TA | Biomass—TB | Abundance | Stage index | Richness—Ho | Evenness—Hinf | Trophic diversity—TD-1 | |||
| 79°N | SLOPE | 0–25 | 5423 (701–11218) | 118 (55–230) | 1446 (241–2724) | 2.9 (2.1–4.4) | 19 (15–23) | 2.3 (1.7–2.9) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) |
| 25–50 | 2692 (1035–6400) | 63 (38–94) | 711 (132–1916) | 3.1 (1.9–3.8) | 21 (18–24) | 2.4 (1.9–3.0) | 1.9 (1.3–2.4) | ||
| 50–200 | 464 (370–579) | 21 (14–33) | 21 (6–38) | 4.9 (4.4–5.6) | 28 (26–29) | 3.0 (2.6–3.6) | 2.6 (2.3–2.8) | ||
| 200–600 | 100 (63–156) | 12 (9–19) | 20 (12–41) | 4.9 (4.5–5.1) | 34 (30–36) | 4.1 (3.6–5.1) | 2.3 (2.2–2.5) | ||
| 600–1000 | 48 (19–87) | 12 (4–22) | 15 (5–36) | 4.9 (4.9–5.1) | 34 (30–40) | 3.1 (2.5–4.0) | 2.2 (2.2–2.3) | ||
| OFFSHORE | 0–25 | 1646 (677–2617) | 24 (16–32) | 395 (119–672) | 2.2 (2.0–2.4) | 19 (17–20) | 2.4 (2.1–2.7) | 2.0 (1.8–2.3) | |
| 25–50 | 1924 (1525–2323) | 27 (17–38) | 328 (188–470) | 2.1 (2.1–2.2) | 16 (15–16) | 1.9 (1.4–2.4) | 2.3 (1.9–2.7) | ||
| 50–200 | 518 (384–652) | 25 (17–32) | 24 (18–31) | 4.5 (4.4–4.8) | 27 (26–27) | 2.9 (2.4–3.4) | 2.8 (2.7–2.9) | ||
| 200–600 | 169 (153–185) | 16 (12–20) | 29 (24–34) | 5.0 (5.0–5.1) | 39 (37–40) | 3.7 (3.7–3.8) | 2.3 (2.3–2.3) | ||
| 600–1000 | 58 (24–92) | 9 (8–11) | 5 (5–6) | 5.0 (5.0–5.0) | 37 (30–44) | 3.7 (3.0–4.4) | 2.1 (1.8–2.4) | ||
| EXTERIOR | 0–25 | 1711 (1293–2130) | 13 (11–14) | 195 (86–304) | 1.9 (1.5–2.4) | 18 (16–20) | 1.9 (1.7–2.1) | 1.6 (1.6–1.6) | |
| 25–50 | 2812 (2201–3423) | 89 (26–153) | 491 (447–537) | 2.9 (2.0–3.9) | 24 (21–26) | 2.7 (2.3–3.1) | 2.3 (1.9–2.6) | ||
| 50–200 | 487 (166–808) | 10 (9–11) | 110 (17–203) | 3.2 (2.4–4.0) | 23 (22–24) | 3.2 (3.0–3.4) | 2.1 (1.2–2.9) | ||
| 200–600 | 66 (158–175) | 14 (12–15) | 17 (17–19) | 4.8 (4.7–5.1) | 43 (42–43) | 3.1 (2.9–3.3) | 2.5 (2.4–2.5) | ||
| 600–1000 | 72 (68–76) | 26 (8–44) | 2 (2–3) | 4.4 (4.0–4.9) | 43 (41–45) | 2.9 (2.6–3.3) | 1.8 (1.2–2.4) | ||
| 76°30’ | SLOPE | 0–25 | 1067 (610–1685) | 169 (121–224) | 541 (369–719) | 5.2 (4.4–5.7) | 21 (18–23) | 2.0 (1.3–3.1) | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) |
| 25–50 | 1825 (1389–2578) | 111 (27–266) | 420 (118–942) | 3.9 (2.9–5.8) | 22 (18–25) | 1.4 (1.3–1.6) | 1.8 (1.1–2.2) | ||
| 50–200 | 241 (143–327) | 12 (5–34) | 23 (5–59) | 5.2 (4.9–5.9) | 24 (22–27) | 2.3 (1.7–3.1) | 2.4 (1.8–2.9) | ||
| 200–600 | 74 (58–101) | 16 (14–17) | 15 (14–18) | 5.0 (5.0–5.1) | 38 (37–40) | 3.7 (3.2–4.3) | 2.3 (2.2–2.5) | ||
| 600–1000 | 26 (17–37) | 7 (6–8) | 2 (2–3) | 4.8 (4.1–5.3) | 35 (31–42) | 3.2 (2.5–4.3) | 2.5 (2.2–2.7) | ||
| OFFSHORE | 0–25 | 1499 (896–1871) | 179 (79–289) | 638 (182–876) | 4.4 (3.8–5.1) | 21 (18–22) | 1.9 (1.5–2.1) | 1.1 (1.1–1.3) | |
| 25–50 | 1688 (1520–1775) | 55 (33–92) | 234 (130–302) | 3.5 (2.8–3.9) | 19 (17–21) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 2.2 (1.9–2.4) | ||
| 50–200 | 321 (244–399) | 11 (10–13) | 12 (10–13) | 4.8 (4.6–5.2) | 26 (25–26) | 1.7 (1.5–2.0) | 2.7 (2.7–2.7) | ||
| 200–600 | 118 (96–148) | 16 (15–16) | 15 (15–17) | 5.0 (5.0–5.1) | 36 (33–39) | 3.7 (2.7–4.6) | 2.3 (2.2–2.4) | ||
| 600–1000 | 33 (19–52) | 10 (8–12) | 2 (2–4) | 5.0 (5.0–5.1) | 38 (33–42) | 3.1 (2.4–4.3) | 2.5 (2.2–2.8) | ||
| EXTERIOR | 0–25 | 6158 (397–13018) | 41 (31–60) | 175 (122–228) | 3.4 (2.8–4.2) | 20 (17–21) | 1.8 (1.4–2.2) | 2.1 (1.4–2.6) | |
| 25–50 | 3754 (1494–5965) | 65 (26–88) | 158 (36–241) | 4.0 (3.4–4.7) | 20 (19–22) | 1.4 (1.2–1.9) | 2.4 (2.4–2.5) | ||
| 50–200 | 323 (257–371) | 24 (15–32) | 6 (5–10) | 5.0 (4.9–5.1) | 24 (23–26) | 1.4 (1.2–1.5) | 2.1 (2.1–2.2) | ||
| 200–600 | 77 (53–106) | 19 (18–21) | 1 (1–2) | 4.4 (3.7–5.0) | 36 (33–40) | 3.6 (3.3–3.9) | 2.6 (2.2–2.8) | ||
| 600–1000 | 19 (15–24) | 5 (5–5) | 1 (1–1) | 3.4 (2.0–4.8) | 34 (31–38) | 3.1 (2.4–3.8) | 2.7 (2.6–2.9) | ||