Table 1. Regression coefficients between individual dry mass and body area to estimate biomass [DM (µg) = (a Ab)] for different groups given by Lehette & Hernández-León (2009).
Area provides the size range for each category observed in this study.
| Organism | a | b | Area (mm2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actinopterygii (eggs and larvae) | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.079–1.198 |
| Appendicularia | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.056–6.071 |
| Ascidiacea (larvae) | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.072–1.652 |
| Amphipoda | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.103–59.854 |
| Brachiopoda (larvae) | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.193–0.366 |
| Bivalvia (larvae) | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.071–2.040 |
| Bryozoa (larvae) | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.067–0.240 |
| Chaetognatha | 23.45 | 1.19 | 0.068–15.935 |
| Cirripedia (larvae and cypris) | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.071–0.286 |
| Cladocera | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.072–0.455 |
| Cnidaria | 4.03 | 1.24 | 0.051–95.743 |
| Copepoda | 43.97 | 1.52 | 0.068–9.177 |
| Decapoda (zoea) | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.072–6.733 |
| Echinodermata | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.070–0.757 |
| Euphausiacea | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.145–461.813 |
| Eggs | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.070–1.952 |
| Gastropoda (larvae) | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.071–2.266 |
| Isopoda | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.073–0.930 |
| Mysidacea | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.126–43.504 |
| Nemertea (pilidium) | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.082–0.777 |
| Ostracoda | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.066–1.270 |
| Platyhelminthes (larvae) | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.075–0.162 |
| Polychaeta (larvae) | 43.38 | 1.54 | 0.068–7.535 |