The Four Primary Biomes of the Upper Ocean
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Carbon biomass (%)
Entrapping
predators
Raptorial
predators
Micrivorous
herbivores
Macrivorous
herbivores
Omnivores
Detritivores
OCEANIC
Polar
0.88
21.72
0.21
56.13
18.08
2.98
Westerlies
4.08
33.65
0.68
19.80
39.80
1.98
Trades
14.30
33.05
4.22
20.48
24.64
3.44
COASTAL
Westerlies
3.62
14.01
1.07
43.08
37.90
0.31
Trades
9.84
28.14
6.28
7.84
42.58
5.31
Source: Longhurst, 1985.