Table 1.
Number of observations for bioturbation intensity (Db), mixing depth (L) and ventilation rate (q1 and q2) listed by marine realm.
| Realm | Db | L | q1 | q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic | 68 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Central IndoPacific | 17 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Eastern IndoPacific | 29 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Not allocated (Polar) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Not allocated (Temperate) | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Not allocated (Tropical) | 36 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern Ocean | 58 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Temperate Australasia | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Temperate Northern Atlantic | 661 | 1312 | 206 | 553 |
| Temperate Northern Pacific | 272 | 122 | 17 | 45 |
| Temperate South America | 32 | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| Temperate Southern Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tropical Atlantic | 33 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Tropical Eastern Pacific | 36 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| Western IndoPacific | 19 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand total | 1281 | 1780 | 226 | 624 |