Table 1. Physico-chemical metadata associated with each sampling site.
| Sample | Sampling Time | Temp. (°C) | Salinity | NO3/NO2 (µM) | PO4 (µM) | SiO4 (µM) | PC (µg) | PN (µg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A_Shelf | 14:30 | 18.9 | 36.0 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.22 | 373 | 50.3 |
| A_Mouth | 8:00 | 18.7 | 36.0 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.36 | 377.8 | 53.2 |
| A_S-Gulf | 15:00 | 18 | 37.0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.25 | 419.6 | 54.6 |
| A_M-Gulf | 7:30 | 18.8 | 37.7 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.52 | 341.7 | 37.8 |
| A_N-Gulf | 16:00 | 20.1 | 40.0 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 1.1 | 389.9 | 47.9 |
| S_Shelf | 6:30 | 18.7 | 36.0 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 1184.2 | 36.7 |
| S_Mouth | 9:00 | 19.6 | 36.0 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 762.7 | 44.6 |
| S_S-Gulf | 15:50 | 22.3 | 36.5 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.52 | 376.8 | 45.5 |
| S_M-Gulf | 7:55 | 21.1 | 36.9 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.53 | 755.5 | 62.8 |
| S_N-Gulf | 16:00 | 23.1 | 40.3 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.39 | 342.3 | 42.8 |
Notes.
- A
- Autumn
- S
- Summer
- Temp.
- sea surface temperature
- PC
- particulate carbon
- PN
- particulate nitrogen
Sampling Time refers to the local time at the point of sample collection (Australian Eastern Standard Time).