Groups Ecoregions Number of sites pH T (℃) Salinity (psu) Number of species Abundance (× 105 cells·l-1) H E R
Group 1
YS1
22
8.0 (7.7–8.3) 4.8 (0.3–12.5) 32.3 (28.6–34.1)
98
2.31±1.41 (0.07–4.81) 0.73±0.15 (0.27–0.92) 0.69±0.15 (0.28–0.91) 17±5 (10–28)
Group 2
SS2
51
8.4 (7.6–8.7) 6.4 (0.2–11.4) 33.7 (30.4–34.7)
111
5.18±3.06 (0.77–12.80) 0.68±0.21 (0.15–0.92) 0.62±0.21 (0.15–0.90) 16±5 (8–30)
Group 3
SES3
25
8.2 (8.1–8.4) 9.4 (6.0–12.2) 33.0 (26.1–33.8)
77
0.24±0.10 (0.10–0.44) 0.75±0.14 (0.45–0.93) 0.76±0.14 (0.45–0.91) 12±4 (7–23)
Group 4
NES4
11
8.1 (8.0–8.4) 5.4 (3.0–9.4) 33.2 (31.6–33.6)
90
0.23±0.12 (0.06–0.46) 0.76±0.14 (0.50–0.92) 0.69±0.15 (0.43–0.90) 23±6 (14–36
Unique 1
SS
2
8.5
8.2 (8.0–8.3) 34.4 (34.2–34.5)
25
5.40±0.29 (5.10–5.69) 0.75±0.11 (0.65–0.86) 0.71±0.10 (0.61–0.82) 18±2 16–19
Unique 2
NES
2
8.2
7.5 (7.5–7.6) 33.1 (32.6–33.5)
21
0.24±0.10 (0.13–0.34) 0.03±0.08 (0.22–0.38) 0.30±0.07 (0.23–0.37)
14
Unique 3 NES 1 8.0 7.4 33.2 18 0.16 0.08 0.09 18