Table 1 Abundance and biomass contribution of the three phytoplankton size classes at two sampling stations in Laguna Macapule during cold and warm months
El Tortugón | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Cold months | Warm months | ||
Phytoplankton size fraction | Average abundance, ×106 cells L−1 (SD) | Relative biomass (%) | Average abundance, ×106 cells L−1 (SD) | Relative biomass (%) |
0.2–2 μm | 164.26 (207.72) | 11.70 | 374.64 (169.16) | 28.11 |
2–20 μm | 7.86 (2.94) | 10.20 | 12.0 (9.05) | 0.89 |
20–200 μm | 0.21 (0.11) | 78.10 | 0.64 (0.54) | 71.00 |
Macapule entrance | ||||
 0.2–2 μm | 84.06 (50.84) | 6.54 | 148.64 (30.48) | 7.92 |
 2–20 μm | 4.33 (1.85) | 4.17 | 4.66 (3.41) | 0.44 |
 20–200 μm | 0.96 (0.62) | 89.29 | 0.60 (0.20) | 91.62 |
Total average | ||||
 0.2–2 μm | 124.16 (151.12) | 9.07 | 261.65 (165.41) | 17.98 |
 2–20 μm | 6.09 (2.99) | 10.19 | 8.33 (7.57) | 0.67 |
 20–200 μm | 0.59 (0.58) | 78.19 | 0.62 (0.39) | 81.35 |