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. 2018 Jun 15;13(6):e0199000. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199000

Table 6. Chemical and isotopic compositions of sediment samples obtained from inside and the edge of the clam colony (CO Site 4) and the reference site.

Sample name SUP#_Dive#-ID# Site Sample information TOC δ13C TN δ15N TOC/TN AVS δ34S
(wt.%) (‰) (wt.%) (‰) (atomic ratio) (mM-S/kg dry sed.) (‰)
Inside core 12541–12001_6K1362-H2 CO Site 4 Inside of a clam colony
At 2.5 cm sediment depth 1.41 −31.8 0.13 +4.7 12.7 5.12 −11.3
At 7.5 cm sediment depth 0.96 −31.4 0.07 +3.5 16.0 10.99 −9.2
At 12.5 cm sediment depth 0.75 −29.8 0.04 +3.5 21.9 5.60 −18.6
At 16 cm sediment depth 0.70 −28.5 0.03 +3.4 27.2 19.11 −13.6
Edge core 12541–12001_6K1362-H5 CO Site 4 At 2.5 cm sediment depth 0.89 −27.8 0.05 +6.5 20.8 n.d. n.a.
At 7.5 cm sediment depth 0.82 −27.8 0.04 +6.5 23.9 n.d. n.a.
At 11 cm sediment depth 0.70 −27.0 0.02 +4.6 40.8 n.d. n.a.
Reference core 12541–15002_6K1432-H3 c. 5 km away from the SSF for reference
At 1.5 cm sediment depth 0.16 −25.0 0.009 n.a. 20.7 n.d. n.a.
At 4.5 cm sediment depth 0.05 −23.9 0.004 n.a. 14.6 n.d. n.a.
At 8 cm sediment depth 0.16 −23.8 0.001 n.a. 186.7 n.d. n.a.

n.a.; not analyzed

n.d.; not detected