Table 4. Fatty acid concentrations in copepod diets, Experiment I (N-limited, December 2014).
| FA class | R. salina | S. marinoi | P. micans | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 ppm | 1,000 ppm | 400 ppm | 1,000 ppm | 400 ppm | 1,000 ppm | 400 ppm | 1,000 ppm | |
| EFA | 29.50 | 17.45 | 2.67 | 0.59 | 2.67 | 3.78 | 34.84 | 21.82 |
| Other PUFA | 12.74 | 8.05 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 1.71 | 13.46 | 10.22 |
| PUFA (Sum of EFA, Other PUFA) | 42.24 | 25.5 | 3.14 | 1.05 | 2.92 | 5.49 | 48.30 | 32.04 |
| SFA | 36.52 | 51.22 | 1.95 | 0.69 | 0.26 | 2.54 | 38.73 | 54.45 |
| MUFA | 42.79 | 36.91 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 0.94 | 6.84 | 45.02 | 45.07 |
| TFA (Sum of SFA, MUFA, PUFA) | 121.54 | 113.64 | 6.38 | 3.04 | 4.12 | 14.88 | 132.04 | 131.56 |
Absolute masses of fatty acids fed to copepods (μg C per 1-L feeding chamber) in Experiment I (December 2014) based on the cellular fatty acid content and the number of each phytoplankton species included in the feeding mixture. Fatty acid class abbreviations are: EFA–essential fatty acid; PUFA–polyunsaturated fatty acid; SFA–saturated fatty acid; MUFA–monounsaturated fatty acid; TFA–total fatty acids.