Table 2.

Inorganic nutrients, Chlorophyll a and DOC concentrations in M. braziliensis boundary layer and water column over a diel cycle.

Sample	Date	Time	Ortophosphate	Total Phosphorus	NH3	Nitrite	Nitrate	Total Nitrogen	Chlorophyll a	DOC
Coral MBL	08/14	12:00	0.12 (0.00)	0.29 (0.01)	0.05 (0.01)	0.05 (0.00)	1.69 (0.02)	5.61 (0.25)	0.06 (0.02)	115.8 (00.0)
Coral MBL	08/14	18:00	0.18 (0.01)	0.39 (0.01)	0.15 (0.03)	0.06 (0.01)	1.80 (0.01)	7.56 (0.83)	0.26 (0.03)	113.3 (15.8)
Coral MBL	08/15	00:00	0.10 (0.01)	0.22 (0.01)	0.42 (0.04)	0.05 (0.00)	1.63 (0.03)	6.77 (0.39)	0.46 (0.06)	129.1 (25.0)
Coral MBL	08/15	06:00	0.18 (0.01)	0.36 (0.01)	0.61 (0.09)	0.07 (0.00)	1.58 (0.02)	9.00 (1.75)	0.26 (0.06)	140.8 (37.5)
Coral MBL	08/15	12:00	0.14 (0.01)	0.37 (0.01)	0.05 (0.00)	0.08 (0.01)	1.75 (0.08)	11.24 (1.74)	1.62 (0.39)	155.8 (1.66)
Coral MBL	08/15	18:00	0.14 (0.01)	0.27 (0.01)	0.05 (0.00)	0.07 (0.01)	1.49 (0.11)	7.38 (0.48)	0.35 (0.03)	125.0 (39.1)
Coral MBL	08/16	00:00	0.73 (0.03)	na	na	0.47 (0.01)	1.69 (0.05)	7.7 (0.86)	0.62 (0.11)	129.1 (25.0)
Coral MBL	08/16	06:00	0.14 (0.00)	0.25 (0.01)	0.06 (0.01)	0.08 (0.02)	1.88 (0.07)	6.65 (0.57)	0.35 (0.17)	104.1 (3.33)
Coral MBL	08/16	12:00	4.07 (0.05)	na	0.08 (0.01)	0.41 (0.01)	na	7.7 (0.86)	0.45 (0.21)	105.8 (9.16)
Water Column	08/14	12:00	0.08 (0.00)	0.24 (0.01)	<0.05 (0.00)	0.04 (0.01)	1.72 (0.09)	5.09 (0.54)	0.31 (0.02)	169.1 (49.1)
Water Column	08/14	18:00	0.08 (0.00)	0.21 (0.01)	0.08 (0.01)	0.05 (0.01)	1.67 (0.02)	5.50 (0.69)	0.31 (0.24)	135.8 (45.0)
Water Column	08/15	00:00	0.11 (0.01)	0.23 (0.00)	1.00 (0.09)	0.05 (0.01)	1.82 (0.04)	5.17 (0.50)	0.30 (0.22)	103.3 (7.5)
Water Column	08/15	06:00	0.11 (0.02)	0.21 (0.01)	0.33 (0.04)	0.05 (0.00)	1.93 (0.08)	5.15 (0.01)	0.15 (0.04)	136.6 (67.5)
Water Column	08/15	12:00	0.09 (0.01)	0.21 (0.03)	0.05 (0.00)	0.06 (0.01)	1.81 (0.01)	5.08 (0.40)	0.30 (0.08)	114.1 (12.5)

Values represent means of triplicate measurements, in μmol.l^-1, and standard deviation in parenthesis.