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Table 3 Temperature parameters per site

From: Seascape genomics reveals population isolation in the reef-building honeycomb worm, Sabellaria alveolata (L.)

Temperature data

Temperature parameter

Northern Irish Sea

North Atlantic

Southern Irish Sea

English Channel

Bay of Biscay

Iberian Peninsula

All temperatures

Mean temp

10.82

11.62

11.93

14.21

16.67

16.10

Max temp

37.85

39.37

34.78

41.54

42.13

35.48

Min temp

−3.31

−5.62

−0.46

0.70

−2.46

3.32

Temp range

41.16

44.99

35.24

40.84

44.59

32.16

SD of mean

5.61

5.94

6.10

5.87

8.36

7.79

95th – 5th percentile

14.38

15.40

15.77

23.68

21.74

18.59

Average daily range

7.51

7.11

6.77

8.15

8.28

8.28

Average daily SD

5.50

5.50

4.51

5.76

5.30

5.42

Water temperatures

Mean temp

10.55

11.53

11.76

14.00

16.76

15.75

Max temp

16.14

19.73

17.24

22.50

25.09

21.17

Min temp

4.52

3.67

5.88

5.91

7.90

11.18

Temp range

11.62

16.06

11.36

16.59

17.19

9.99

Air temperatures

Mean temp

11.06

11.84

12.04

14.59

16.58

16.59

Max temp

37.76

36.93

34.53

41.54

40.74

34.49

Min temp

−2.28

−4.73

0.00

0.70

−1.03

3.53

Temp range

40.04

41.66

34.53

40.84

41.77

30.96

  1. Shown are all temperature data combined, water (high tide) temperatures and air (low tide) temperatures (°C). The mean, maximum, minimum, temperature range and average daily temperature range are shown for all temperatures, water temperatures and air temperatures, separately. The standard deviation (SD) of the mean, 95th – 5th percentile, and average daily standard deviation (SD) are also shown for all temperatures only