Table 2. δ13C (‰) values of the enriched treatments, based on 10 to 88 nematode individuals per analysis.
S. coatatum | T. pseudonana | Benthic bacteria | T. pseudonana+Bacteria | ||||||
A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B | ||
0–5 cm | |||||||||
µg C: | 6.44 | 6.47 | 4.90 | / | / | 13.53 | / | / | |
δ13C (‰): | −15.04 | −17.69 | −15.40 | / | / | −16.30 | / | / | |
5–10 cm | |||||||||
µg C: | 8.73 | 9.35 | 7.78 | / | 12.29 | 11.05 | 5.26 | 8.52 | |
δ13C (‰): | −14.60 | −18.83 | −19.12 | / | −17.72 | −17.06 | −10.77 | −16.14 |
Replicates are indicated by A and B. Values obtained from less than 5 µg C are left out. Nematode reference δ13C values: −18.08±0.3‰ (based on 200 nematode individuals, 3 pseudo-replicates).