Table 2. Mean δ13C, δ15N and δ34S values (‰) of non-vent deep-sea fauna collected from the E2 and E9 ridge segments of the East Scotia Ridge, Southern Ocean. Standard deviations are in parentheses.
Taxonomic group | Species | Site | N | δ13C | δ 34S | δ 15N |
Crustacea | ||||||
Decapoda | Nematocarcinus lanceopes | E9 | 5 | −24.2 (0.7) | 18.9 (0.5) | 8.1 (0.4) |
Euphausia superba | E9 | 3 | −27.4 (0.8) | 19.0 (0.1) | 2.7 (0.7) | |
Echinodermata | ||||||
Asteroidea | Freyella cf fragilissima | E2 | 3 | −22.4 (0.3) | 18.0 (0.8) | 10.2 (0.6) |
Freyella cf fragilissima | E9 | 2 | −21.8 (0.5) | 17.5 (0.2) | 10.8 (0.2) | |
Holothuroidea | Holothuroidea sp. | E9 | 3 | −24.9 (0.0) | 18.3 (0.6) | 8.0 (0.4) |
Ophiuroidea | Ophiuroidea sp. | E9 | 3 | −23.7 (0.8) | 17.6 (0.9) | 9.0 (0.8) |
Vertebrata | ||||||
Osteichthys | Zoarcidae sp. | E9 | 4 | −26.5 (1.7) | 15.7 (0.4) | 12.0 (1.8) |