Overview of correlation analyses examining relationships between various climatic and biotic variables in different regions of the Barents Sea.

Abbreviations of regions as in Table 1. Relationship between variables: / positive significant (p<0.05), \ negative significant (p<0.05), – not significant, lines in parentheses p<0.1 (see Supporting information Table S1–S6 for underlying Pearson correlation coefficients taking autocorrelation into account). Further specifications of the used variables are indicated by superscript numbers in parentheses. (1) zooplankton >2000 µm and also sum zooplankton biomass; (2) capelin biomass vs. zooplankton 1000–2000 µm and vs. sum zooplankton biomass, total pelagic fish biomass vs. zooplankton 180–1000 µm (3) capelin biomass vs. zooplankton >1000 µm; (4) zooplankton >2000 µm and also 180–1000 µm; (5) zooplankton 180–1000 µm and also sum zooplankton biomass; (6) zooplankton 180–1000 µm.