, ST2 1023 (Loyalty Channel, 167°E 21°30'S, 2100 m depth) and ST3

, B) air temperature and (T o C) and monthly 1032 cumulative precipitation (mm) for 1998-2003 on New Caledonia's east coast (Thio station). The 1033 framed area represents the Diapalis sampling period, Tropical Storm Beni, 2003.

, Vertical profiles for filamentous cyanobacteria abundance (Trichomes l-1 ) (except 1074 R. intracellularis and C. rhizosoleniae) during the Diapalis cruise stations, p.1075

, Loyalty Channel) is well representative of the seasonal variations (some cruises are missing 1076 at ST1 and ST3)