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Chlorophylls and their Degradation in Nature
Sampling
pH
Water
temperature
(°C)
Chl a
Hypolimnion
Chl a
and depth in
SCM and DCM
DOC
Epilimnion
(μM C)
Hypolimnion Reference
Epilimnion
(μg L
−1 )
(μg L
−1 ; m)
Alboran Sea
(North-western
region) or
W-Mediterranean)
–
14.0–18.0
0.4
± 0.3–
148
± 63.1
(0–200 m)
–
–
–
–
Reul et al. (2005)
Arabian Sea
–
~ 20–30
~ 0.0–2.1
–
–
–
–
Kinkade et al. (2001)
Arabian Sea (Eastern
region)
–
20.6–29.4
0.17–2,080
–
7.52; SCM or DCM?
(~10–15 m)
–
–
Parab et al. (2006)
Black Sea
(Southwestern
region)
–
~8.0–18.05
0.0–1.7
–
~1.7; SCM (0–15 m)
–
–
Ediger et al. (2006) a
Eastern North Pacific
marine water
–
~11–28
~0.1–0.31
–
~ < 0.33–1.0; DCM
(~60–75 m)
–
–
Hopkinson and
Barbeau (2008) a
Central Atlantic Ocean –
–
0.02–0.88
–
0.23–0.88; DCM
(50–139 m)
–
–
Planas et al. (1999)
Atlantic subtropical
gyres
–
–
0.06
± 0.01–
0.09
± 0.01
(surface)
–
0.29
± 0.01–
0.34
± 0.02; DCM
(93
± 3–119
± 4 m)
–
–
Pérez et al. (2006)
Atlantic Ocean
–
–
0.1–4.0
–
–
–
–
Gibb et al. (2000)
Atlantic Ocean
–
13.8–27.3 (mean) 0.13–0.96 (mean) –
–
–
–
Calbet et al. (2009)
North Atlantic Ocean
–
–
0.0–17.0
–
<17; SCM (0.0-30 m);
DCM (40-100 m)
–
–
Li and Harrison
(2001) a
North Atlantic Subtropical Gyral East
province
–
–
~ 0.0–0.6
–
<0.6; DCM (80-110 m) –
–
Li and Harrison
(2001) a
North Pacific Subtropical
Gyre
–
–
<0.12–1.08
–
0.12–1.08; DCM (100136 m)
–
–
Letelier et al. (2004)
Western equatorial
Pacific Ocean
–
–
0.1–0.4
–
0.4; DCM (74–96 m)
–
–
Mackey et al. (1995)
Table 1 (continued)
(continued)