Skip to main content
. 2017 Apr 11;11(6):1305–1317. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2017.15

Table 1. Key characteristics of Trichodesmium colonies sampled during the experiment (mean±s.d.).

Parameter Unit Value
Cells Colony−1 5946±6852 (n=22)
Trichomes Colony−1 76±63 (n=22)
Volume mm3 colony−1 0.17±0.19 (n=14)
Half axis μm 323±106 (n=14)
Dry weight μg colony−1 448±175 (n=22)
Chl a ng colony−1 14±4 (n=5)
POC μg colony−1 3.7±1.5 (n=12)
PON μg colony−1 0.5±0.2 (n=12)

Abbreviations: POC, particulate organic carbon; PON, particulate organic nitrogen.