Table 1. Key characteristics of the sampled stations.

R/V Meteor Cruise & Year of sampling	Station	Water Depth(m)	Latitude	Longitude	Unit l (cm)	Unit ll (cm)	Turbidite (cm)	Bottom water redox-conditions
Cruise 51/4	7614	91	43°42.8′	29°54.4′	-	-	-	Oxic
2001	7617	464	43°38.9′	30°04.1′	<35			Anoxic
	7620	2055	42°56.2′	30°01.9′	<27	27–33		Anoxic
Cruise 72/5	10	459	44°44.5′	32°01.2′	<45			Anoxic
2007	8	1060	44°37.7′	32°03.2′	<36			Anoxic
	5	2105	43°21.8′	32°38.0′	<26,	33–35*	26–33	Anoxic

*: At station 5, the assignment of the interval from 33–35 cm to unit II is tentative and is based on visual observations.