Table 5. Fatty acid concentrations in copepod diets, Experiment II (N-depleted, June 2015).
| 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 | 208.58 | 88.17 | 13.43 | 16.34 | 58.87 | 89.89 | 280.88 | 194.40 |
| Other PUFA | 102.59 | 74.45 | 5.90 | 9.43 | 7.23 | 11.28 | 115.72 | 95.16 |
| PUFA (Sum of EFA, Other PUFA) | 311.17 | 162.62 | 19.33 | 25.77 | 66.10 | 101.17 | 396.60 | 289.56 |
| SFA | 499.96 | 176.91 | 8.18 | 28.43 | 69.36 | 104.12 | 577.50 | 309.16 |
| MUFA | 370.04 | 418.85 | 29.44 | 44.40 | 22.95 | 36.78 | 422.43 | 500.03 |
| TFA (Sum of SFA, MUFA, PUFA) | 1,181.17 | 758.38 | 56.96 | 98.60 | 158.42 | 242.07 | 1,395.56 | 1,099.05 |
Absolute masses of fatty acids fed to copepods (μg C per 1-L feeding chamber) in Experiment II (June 2015) 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.