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. 2013 Jun 7;8(6):e65553. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065553

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)