Table 1.

Water samples analyzed (6 L). Taxonomic diversity as Brillouin D-index calculated from the number of species by class.

Sample name	Polynesia-C	NorthSea-C	Med-C	RedSea-C	West Africa #1	West Africa #2	West Africa #3	West Africa #4
Site	Rangiroa atoll, French Polynesia	NW of Helgoland, North Sea	Prévost lagoon, Montpellier, Mediterranean	South of Israel, Gulf of Aqaba	W of Nuakchot, East Atlantic	SW of Liberia. East Atlantic	NE of Ascension Island, East Atlantic	E of Ascension Island, East Atlantic
Latitude	− 15.12	54.2	43.61	29.32	18.63	− 2.43	− 5.12	− 7.49
Longitude	− 147.63	7.46	3.88	34.57	− 23.89	− 10.48	− 8.58	− 6.51
Main current	Pacific South Equatorial	Jutland	Ligurian-Provence	Tidal currents	Canary	Atlantic Equatorial Counter	Guinea and Atlantic South Equatorial	North Benguela
Chlorophyll	Oligotrophic	Mesotrophic	Mesotrophic	Meso-Eutrophic	Mesotrophic	Oligotrophic	Oligotrophic	Oligotrophic
Location	Inshore	Offshore	Inshore	Inshore	Offshore	Offshore	Offshore	Offshore
Replicates	2 (3L)	3 (2L)	3 (2L)	6 (1L)	1	1	1	1
Total zooplankton sequences	6294	11,172	14,794	13,335	5343	13,937	5581	22,649
Taxonomic diversity	1.262	1.462	1.376	0.808	0.347	0	0.597	0.597