Niche dimensions and phytoplankton morphological traits.
Mixing proxy dimension
Trophic resources dimension
Physico-chemical dimension
Size (um-3)
Depth
BV(α)
DIN
SRP
SRSi
chla
N/P
T
S
DO
CW-TW
DIAT
0.46
0.53
-0.39
0.04
-0.02
-0.43
-0.35
-0.05
0.11
-0.31
DIN
0.35
0.38
-0.28
-0.07
0.04
-0.34
-0.22
-0.15
0.14
-0.18
OTHER
0.61
0.71
-0.59
-0.02
-0.19
-0.58
-0.50
-0.03
0.24
-0.34
TOTAL
0.62
0.72
-0.38
-0.02
-0.14
-0.37
-0.49
0.03
0.22
-0.14
CW
DIAT
-0.21
-0.01
0.24
-0.09
0.13
0.17
0.27
-0.18
0.06
0.02
DIN
-0.12
-0.07
0.20
-0.23
0.09
0.22
0.32
-0.19
0.12
0.12
OTHER
-0.11
0.16
0.09
-0.21
0.02
0.09
0.26
-0.16
0.14
0.26
TOTAL
-0.17
0.13
0.13
-0.27
0.02
0.11
0.30
-0.12
0.15
0.23
TW
DIAT
-0.04
-
0.08
0.05
0.21
-0.40
0.06
-0.17
-0.01
0.06
DIN
-0.13
-
0.15
0.15
-0.26
0.27
0.23
0.36
0.11
-0.23
OTHER
0.25
-
0.10
0.10
-0.04
-0.16
0.01
-0.03
0.03
0.03
TOTAL
-0.01
-
0.01
0.19
0.23
-0.24
0.10
-0.20
-0.08
-0.13
S/V (μm-1)
CW-TW
DIAT
0.46
0.43
-0.45
0.19
-0.20
-0.38
-0.49
0.22
0.20
-0.34
DIN
-0.05
-0.13
0.02
0.11
-0.14
0.18
-0.05
0.32
-0.04
-0.08
OTHER
-0.61
-0.76
0.63
0.06
0.19
0.68
0.53
-0.12
-0.26
0.37
TOTAL
-0.29
-0.46
0.37
0.11
0.07
0.51
0.27
0.02
-0.18
0.20
CW
DIAT
0.13
0.02
-0.26
0.26
-0.10
-0.14
-0.39
0.30
0.08
-0.10
DIN
0.22
0.05
-0.21
0.30
-0.10
-0.16
-0.40
0.28
-0.30
-0.18
OTHER
0.01
-0.44
0.14
0.30
0.10
0.09
-0.10
0.06
-0.15
-0.40
TOTAL
0.10
-0.29
-0.07
0.29
0.11
0.16
-0.28
0.12
-0.20
-0.35
TW
DIAT
0.04
-
-0.01
-0.16
-0.08
-0.16
0.07
0.05
0.09
0.30
DIN
-0.13
-
0.15
-0.15
-0.26
0.26
0.22
0.36
0.12
0.17
OTHER
0.26
-
0.05
0.10
-0.04
-0.15
0.01
-0.03
-0.22
0.23
TOTAL
0.02
-
0.03
0.08
-0.19
-0.16
-0.01
0.06
-0.21
0.21
Relationship of environmental variables and cell volume and S/V within and between environments. (α) TWs are too shallow and too affected by wind conditions to yield useful values. Values in bold indicate significant correlation between variables.
