Groups and average dissimilarity | Species | Average dissimilarity | Dissimilarity to standard deviation ratio | Percent contribution | Cumulative percent contribution |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA vs NA |
2.23 | 1.57 | 4.07 | 4.07 | |
2.07 | 1.88 | 3.78 | 7.85 | ||
1.99 | 1.22 | 3.63 | 11.48 | ||
1.92 | 1.71 | 3.5 | 14.98 | ||
Doliolida | 1.78 | 1.42 | 3.25 | 18.23 | |
1.71 | 0.82 | 3.11 | 21.35 | ||
1.58 | 1.27 | 2.88 | 24.22 | ||
1.54 | 1.29 | 2.8 | 27.02 | ||
1.5 | 1.27 | 2.74 | 29.76 | ||
1.45 | 1.33 | 2.64 | 32.41 | ||
Pteropoda | 1.27 | 1.07 | 2.32 | 34.73 | |
SA vs LSC |
3.37 | 1.69 | 5.81 | 5.81 | |
2.13 | 0.88 | 3.67 | 9.48 | ||
2.1 | 1.53 | 3.62 | 13.1 | ||
2.1 | 1.33 | 3.62 | 16.72 | ||
Appendicularia | 1.96 | 1.51 | 3.37 | 20.09 | |
1.91 | 1.31 | 3.29 | 23.38 | ||
1.89 | 1.14 | 3.25 | 26.63 | ||
Doliolida | 1.88 | 1.12 | 3.24 | 29.87 | |
1.82 | 1.59 | 3.13 | 33 | ||
Pteropoda | 1.53 | 1.09 | 2.63 | 35.63 | |
SA vs LSO |
4.13 | 3.5 | 6.15 | 6.15 | |
4.09 | 1.89 | 6.1 | 12.25 | ||
3 | 1.64 | 4.48 | 16.73 | ||
2.56 | 1.9 | 3.82 | 20.55 | ||
Appendicularia | 2.29 | 1.67 | 3.41 | 23.96 | |
2.27 | 2.1 | 3.39 | 27.35 | ||
2.06 | 0.77 | 3.06 | 30.41 | ||
Doliolida | 1.89 | 1.11 | 2.83 | 33.24 | |
LSC vs NA |
3.66 | 1.89 | 5.7 | 5.7 | |
3.13 | 2.42 | 4.87 | 10.57 | ||
3.06 | 1.88 | 4.77 | 15.34 | ||
2.85 | 2.35 | 4.44 | 19.78 | ||
Doliolida | 2.75 | 1.97 | 4.29 | 24.07 | |
2.24 | 2.14 | 3.48 | 27.55 | ||
1.84 | 1.41 | 2.87 | 30.42 | ||
1.83 | 1.34 | 2.85 | 33.27 | ||
LSC vs LSO 56.67 | 3.23 | 1.73 | 5.69 | 5.69 | |
2.42 | 1.74 | 4.27 | 9.96 | ||
2.39 | 1.7 | 4.21 | 14.17 | ||
2.18 | 1.6 | 3.85 | 18.02 | ||
1.82 | 1.75 | 3.21 | 21.24 | ||
1.68 | 1.8 | 2.96 | 24.2 | ||
Gastropoda | 1.64 | 1.32 | 2.89 | 27.08 | |
Appendicularia | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.82 | 29.91 | |
NA vs LSO |
4.67 | 2.77 | 6.43 | 6.43 | |
3.43 | 4.13 | 4.72 | 11.15 | ||
3.42 | 6.92 | 4.71 | 15.86 | ||
3.23 | 2 | 4.45 | 20.3 | ||
2.9 | 2.41 | 3.99 | 24.3 | ||
Doliolida | 2.85 | 2.09 | 3.92 | 28.22 | |
2.72 | 1.9 | 3.75 | 31.97 | ||
2.38 | 3.33 | 3.27 | 35.24 |
Sea | Region | Water temperature (°C) | Water Salinity (PSU) | Total Chlorophyll- |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aegean Sea | Northern Aegean Sea (NA) | 17.09 ± 1.37 | 37.38 ± 1.28 | 0.23 ± 0.16 |
Southern Aegean Sea (SA) | 24.50 ± 1.88 | 39.09 ± 0.18 | 0.89 ± 0.76 |
|
Levantine Sea | Coastal Waters of the Levantine Sea (LSC) | 27.21 ± 1.61 | 39.36 ± 0.14 | 0.87 ± 0.69 |
Open Waters of the Levantine Sea (LSO) | 22.26 ± 0.76 | 39.15 ± 0.08 | 0.56 ± 0.40 |
Station Number | Station Name | Region | Date | Latitude (N) | Longitude (E) | Total Depth (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NA12 | NA | 09.07.2006 | 39°48.534 | 26°05.552 | 21 |
2 | NA14 | NA | 09.07.2006 | 39°57.309 | 26°04.095 | 18 |
3 | NA15 | NA | 14.07.2006 | 40°20.166 | 26°11.921 | 210 |
4 | NA16 | NA | 13.07.2006 | 40°28.113 | 26°25.471 | 500 |
5 | NA17 | NA | 13.07.2006 | 40°32.624 | 26°40.386 | 100 |
6 | NA18 | NA | 13.07.2006 | 40°35.344 | 26°46.041 | 66 |
7 | NA19 | NA | 13.07.2006 | 40°35.259 | 26°28.501 | 47 |
8 | NA21 | NA | 14.07.2006 | 40°15.223 | 25°54.840 | 69 |
9 | NA22 | NA | 10.07.2006 | 40°09.890 | 25°39.306 | 80 |
10 | NA23 | NA | 09.07.2006 | 40°05.774 | 25°51.762 | 33 |
11 | NA24 | NA | 14.07.2006 | 40°10.954 | 26°01.935 | 37 |
12 | SA2 | SA | 13.08.2006 | 38°08.154 | 26°33.985 | 29 |
13 | SA3 | SA | 13.08.2006 | 38°08.244 | 26°36.985 | 48 |
14 | SA4 | SA | 13.08.2006 | 37°45.866 | 27°03.787 | 175 |
15 | SA7 | SA | 14.08.2006 | 37°20.167 | 27°19.735 | 35 |
16 | SA8 | SA | 14.08.2006 | 37°23.148 | 27°25.281 | 10 |
17 | SA10 | SA | 14.08.2006 | 37°16.121 | 27°22.479 | 57 |
18 | SA11 | SA | 14.08.2006 | 37°09.935 | 27°30.949 | 40 |
19 | SA12 | SA | 14.08.2006 | 37°09.456 | 27°30.705 | 30 |
20 | SA19 | SA | 16.08.2006 | 36°59.901 | 27°43.143 | 42 |
21 | SA22 | SA | 16.08.2006 | 36°57.650 | 28°12.234 | 28 |
22 | SA25 | SA | 17.08.2006 | 36°37.123 | 28°01.498 | 30 |
23 | SA26 | SA | 17.08.2006 | 36°33.041 | 28°12.594 | 35 |
24 | SA90 | SA | 30.08.2006 | 37°15.916 | 27°36.263 | 9 |
25 | SA91 | SA | 30.08.2006 | 37°16.197 | 27°34.244 | 12 |
26 | SA92 | SA | 30.08.2006 | 37°15.045 | 27°33.695 | 16 |
27 | SA93 | SA | 30.08.2006 | 37°15.968 | 27°29.061 | 20 |
28 | SA94 | SA | 30.08.2006 | 37°14.461 | 27°22.980 | 57 |
29 | SA101 | SA | 03.09.2006 | 37°09.697 | 27°22.617 | 30 |
30 | SA102 | SA | 03.09.2006 | 37°19.104 | 27°13.245 | 49 |
31 | LSC30 | LSC | 17.08.2006 | 36°31.608 | 29°07.381 | 28 |
32 | LSC31 | LSC | 18.08.2006 | 36°15.583 | 29°24.560 | 40 |
33 | LSC32 | LSC | 18.08.2006 | 36°01.141 | 29°30.148 | 1600 |
34 | LSC33 | LSC | 18.08.2006 | 36°07.500 | 29°57.000 | 1009 |
35 | LSC37 | LSC | 19.08.2006 | 36°13.200 | 32°18.537 | 38 |
36 | LSC38 | LSC | 17.08.2006 | 36°03.573 | 32°52.445 | 15 |
37 | LSC44a | LSC | 20.08.2006 | 36°11722 | 33°45643 | 14 |
38 | LSC59 | LSC | 22.08.2006 | 36°31.350 | 36°01.456 | 10 |
39 | LSC61 | LSC | 22.08.2006 | 35°57.679 | 35°55.627 | 70 |
40 | LSC65 | LSC | 23.08.2006 | 36°31.350 | 35°25.333 | 64 |
41 | LSC67 | LSC | 24.08.2006 | 36°46.399 | 34°38.348 | 13 |
42 | LSC68 | LSC | 24.08.2006 | 36°15.175 | 33°48.802 | 24 |
43 | LSC69 | LSC | 24.08.2006 | 36°18.135 | 33°51.746 | 22 |
44 | LSC79 | LSC | 26.08.2006 | 36°37.041 | 30°36.041 | 64 |
45 | LSC81 | LSC | 26.08.2006 | 36°27.440 | 30°33.091 | 65 |
46 | LSC11 | LSC | 16.07.2008 | 33°58.390 | 35°26.400 | 1430 |
47 | LSC12 | LSC | 16.07.2008 | 33°49.593 | 35°27.400 | 500 |
48 | LSC13 | LSC | 17.07.2008 | 34°14.900 | 35°36.188 | 210 |
49 | LSC14 | LSC | 17.07.2008 | 34°01.295 | 35°35.487 | 512 |
50 | LSC15 | LSC | 19.07.2008 | 34°26.603 | 35°43.626 | 264 |
51 | LSC16 | LSC | 19.07.2008 | 35°12.823 | 35°09.197 | 1500 |
52 | LSC17 | LSC | 21.07.2008 | 35°26.729 | 35°31.128 | 1397 |
53 | LSC18 | LSC | 22.07.2008 | 35°35.023 | 35°19.122 | 1200 |
54 | LSC19 | LSC | 22.07.2008 | 35°39.582 | 34°54.051 | 1050 |
55 | LSC20 | LSC | 22.07.2008 | 35°42.463 | 34°35.265 | 160 |
56 | LSC21 | LSC | 22.07.2008 | 35°55.443 | 34°17.898 | 840 |
57 | LSC22 | LSC | 22.07.2008 | 36°09.117 | 33°58.340 | 74 |
58 | LSC23 | LSC | 23.07.2008 | 36°03.743 | 33°19.479 | 214 |
59 | LSC24 | LSC | 23.07.2008 | 35°57.718 | 32°47.352 | 65 |
60 | LSC25 | LSC | 23.07.2008 | 36°24.649 | 31°40.371 | 2000 |
61 | LSC26 | LSC | 23.07.2008 | 36°43.412 | 30°58.711 | 350 |
62 | LSO2 | LSO | 12.07.2008 | 35°40.9854 | 30°30.1947 | 1430 |
63 | LSO3 | LSO | 13.07.2008 | 35°57.133 | 30°30.396 | 1200 |
64 | LSO4 | LSO | 13.07.2008 | 35°26.2102 | 30°1.7999 | 2500 |
65 | LSO5 | LSO | 13.07.2008 | 34°56.215 | 31°17.754 | 2500 |
66 | LSO6 | LSO | 13.07.2008 | 34°22.300 | 31°49.50 | 2500 |
67 | LSO7 | LSO | 14.07.2008 | 34°17.513 | 32°35.914 | 2500 |
68 | LSO8 | LSO | 14.07.2008 | 34°08.555 | 33°25.751 | 2500 |
69 | LSO9 | LSO | 14.07.2008 | 34°03.068 | 34°12.465 | 2500 |
70 | LSO10 | LSO | 14.07.2008 | 33°58.571 | 34°58.046 | 2500 |
Group and Average Similarity | Species | Similarity-to-Standard Deviation Ratio | Per cent Contribution | Cumulative Per cent Contribution |
---|---|---|---|---|
NA, 56.96 | 7.59 | 10.11 | 10.11 | |
2.55 | 10.09 | 20.20 | ||
3.17 | 7.64 | 27.84 | ||
Appendicularia | 2.06 | 6.73 | 34.57 | |
1.94 | 6.38 | 40.95 | ||
1.67 | 6.33 | 47.28 | ||
Doliolida | 1.64 | 5.75 | 53.03 | |
1.44 | 5.56 | 58.58 | ||
3.08 | 5.55 | 64.13 | ||
1.25 | 3.9 | 68.03 | ||
SA, 49.84 | 4.16 | 12.97 | 12.97 | |
6.28 | 10.39 | 23.37 | ||
1.39 | 8.88 | 32.25 | ||
1.95 | 7.24 | 39.49 | ||
1.67 | 7.19 | 46.68 | ||
Appendicularia | 1.96 | 7.16 | 53.84 | |
1.70 | 6.89 | 60.73 | ||
0.81 | 3.5 | 64.23 | ||
0.91 | 3.14 | 67.38 | ||
Chaetognatha | 0.91 | 2.88 | 70.25 | |
LSC, 50.03 | 2.09 | 12.71 | 12.71 | |
1.81 | 12.30 | 25.01 | ||
1.18 | 9.97 | 34.98 | ||
1.69 | 8.81 | 43.79 | ||
1.75 | 8.77 | 52.56 | ||
1.22 | 5.82 | 58.38 | ||
1.06 | 4.88 | 63.27 | ||
Appendicularia | 0.91 | 4.29 | 67.55 | |
LSO, 65.80 | 11.01 | 12.52 | 12.52 | |
9.95 | 9.72 | 22.24 | ||
7.08 | 9.43 | 31.67 | ||
4.70 | 8.69 | 40.36 | ||
7.16 | 6.88 | 47.24 | ||
3.70 | 5.48 | 52.71 | ||
Chaetognatha | 1.63 | 4.30 | 57.01 | |
Siphonophora | 1.24 | 3.86 | 60.87 | |
1.2 | 3.86 | 64.73 | ||
1.85 | 3.84 | 68.57 |
Species | Aegean Sea | Levantine Sea | Stations |
---|---|---|---|
*, A | TL, L | NA12, NA24 | |
*, M, A | - | NA15 | |
+, * | TL, L | SA26 | |
*, M, A | TL, L | NA12, NA15, NA16, NA17, NA18, NA19, NA21, NA24, SA10, SA101, SA102, SA11, SA12, SA2, SA3, SA4, SA7, SA22, SA26, SA94 | |
*, M, A | TL, L | SA102, SA25, SA26 | |
*, M, A | TL, L | NA19, SA4 | |
*, M, A | TL, L | NA15, NA16, NA17, NA18, NA19, NA21 | |
TA, A | #, L | LSC11, LSC12, LSC16, LSC17, LSC19, LSC20, LSC21, LSC22, LSC24, LSC25, LSC26, LSO2, LSO3, LSO4, LSO5, LSO6, LSO7, LSO8, LSO9, | |
*, A | #, L | NA16, NA22, SA4, SA25, SA102, LSC33, LSC79, LSO9 | |
+, * | #, μ | NA14, NA15, NA17, NA21, NA22, NA24, SA10, LSC11, LSC22, LSC30, LSC79, LSC81, LSO6 | |
*, M, A | TL, L | SA19, SA25, SA26 | |
*, A | TL, L | NA12, NA21, SA101 | |
*, M, A | TL, L | NA12, NA14, NA15, NA16, NA17, NA18, NA21, NA22, NA23, NA24, SA3, SA4, SA7, SA10, SA11, SA12, SA22, SA26, SA92, SA93, SA94, SA101, SA102 | |
+, * | #, L | LSC12, LSC14, LSC16, LSC17, LSC18, LSC19, LSC20, LSC22, LSC31, LSC33, LSC65, LSC79, LSC81, LSO2, LSO3, LSO4, LSO5, LSO6, LSO7, LSO8, LSO10 NA12, NA15, NA17, NA18, NA19, NA21, NA23, NA24, SA10, SA101, SA2, SA3, SA4, SA11, SA19 | |
*, A | TL, L | NA19, NA22, NA24, SA2, SA3, SA25, SA94 | |
TA, A | #, L | LSC12, LSC18, LSC79, LSO7, LSO10 | |
- | #, L | LSC11, LSC13, LSC61, LSC65, LSC81 | |
*, A | #, L | NA18, LSC79, LSO6, LSO7 | |
TA, A | #, L | LSC79, LSO6 |
Eastern Mediterranean Sea | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Aegean Sea | Levantine Sea | |||
Northern Aegean Sea (NA) | Southern Aegean Sea (SA) | Coastal Waters of the Levantine Sea (LSC) | Open Waters of the Levantine Sea (LSO) | |
Copepods | 28.7 | 44.3 | 77.0 | 86.8 |
7.82 | 0.43 | 0.10 | - | |
- | 0.08 | 0.81 | 3.43 | |
0.01 | 0.18 | 0.68 | 1.25 | |
0.01 | 0.19 | 6.16 | 9.08 | |
1.67 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 3.76 | |
- | - | 4.35 | - | |
0.41 | 13.70 | 2.06 | 0.01 | |
2.55 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
0.00 | 0.55 | 20.92 | 28.80 | |
0.43 | 0.44 | 0.71 | 12.03 | |
0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1.56 | |
0.22 | 0.10 | 0.35 | 0.51 | |
0.04 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 1.83 | |
0.04 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 2.64 | |
6.60 | 19.03 | 16.08 | 0.59 | |
0.53 | 5.38 | 2.88 | 2.51 | |
- | - | 0.60 | - | |
0.34 | 0.50 | 1.29 | 0.21 | |
2.93 | 1.45 | 15.23 | 9.37 | |
1.51 | 0.05 | 0.53 | 2.31 | |
- | 0.03 | 0.68 | 0.41 | |
0.21 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 1.37 | |
0.17 | 0.33 | 0.53 | 0.02 | |
0.20 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 2.64 | |
Cladocera | 63.6 | 43.4 | 12.4 | 0.9 |
58.65 | 33.07 | 4.60 | - | |
3.10 | 6.95 | 3.05 | 0.11 | |
1.53 | 2.67 | 4.77 | 0.69 | |
Appendicularians | 2.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
Doliolida | 3.2 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
Chaetognaths | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
Meroplankton | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 3.2 |
Total abundance (ind m−3) | 3231 | 4562 | 628 | 307 |
Total biomass (mg m−3) | 300 | 748 | 316 | 231 |