| Abbreviation | Full Term |
| HPP | Heterotrophic picoplankton |
| APP | Autotrophic picoplankton |
| PROC | Prochlorococcus |
| SYN | Synechococcus |
| PE | Picoeukaryotes |
| PICO | Picoplankton |
| HB | Heterotrophic bacteria |
| MFW | Microbial Food Web |
| HNF | Heterotrophic nanoflagellates |
| CIL | Ciliates |
| HNA | High Nucleic Acid content bacterial group |
| LNA | Low Nucleic Acid content bacterial group |
| APP | Autotrophic picoplankton |
| CB | Cyanobacteria |
| SST | Sea surface temperature |
| K (cells mL−1) | Carrying capacity |
| µ (day−1) | Net growth rate |
| g (day−1) | Grazing rate |
| P (µg C L−1 day−1) | Production rate |
| G (µg C L−1 day−1) | Grazing |
| B | Cell biomass |
| I | Ingestion rate |
| BR | Bacterial carbon respiration |
| BOD | Biological Oxygen demand |
| BGE | Bacterial growth efficiency |
| BCD | Bacterial carbon demand |
| BR | Bacterial respiration |
| BP | Bacterial production |
| GGE | Gross growth efficiency |
| R | Universal gas constant (8314 J mol−1K−1) |
| SSR (%) | Standing Stock Removal |
| PPR (%) | Prey Production Removal |
| P/G | Production/Grazing ratio |
| Ea | Apparent activation energy |
| T1 (°C) | Ambient temperature |
| T2 (°C) | 3 °C elevated temperature |
| gTOT (day−1) | Total grazing rate |
| IHNF (pgC HNF−1 day−1) | HNF ingestion rate |
| ICIL (ngC CIL−1 day−1) | Ciliate ingestion rate |
| (Ea) | Apparent activation energy |
| DOC | Dissolved Organic Carbon |
| DON | Dissolved Organic Nitrogen |
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