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. 2021 Jan 25;12:570. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20627-w

Fig. 3. Dark Zone particulate matter nutrient concentrations, mineralogy, and major cation concentrations in associated meltwater.

Fig. 3

Pmin concentration in particulates plotted against a total organic carbon (TOC), b total nitrogen (TN), c organic phosphorus (Porg), and d molar C:N:Porg ratio normalized to the Redfield ratio (C:N:P 106:16:1). Linear regression and r-values (Pearson’s product-moment correlation) correspond to all data points from all sites (gray dots). e Relative mineral and organic matter abundances across the ablation zone, including hydroxylapatite (bright yellow); f major cation concentrations in meltwater from Hbio ice across the ablation zone. Hbio ice: high algal biomass ice; DCC ice: dispersed cryoconite ice; CCH: cryoconite hole. In ad: colored points: mean values for different sites, habitats, and years, ±SE (2016: solid fill; 2017: white-fill); solid line: linear regression; thin dashed lines: 95% confidence interval. Site 2 Hbio ice n = 1; Site 3 Hbio ice n = 2; Site 3 Hbio snow n = 1; Site 4a Hbio ice n = 5; Site 4a DCC ice n = 2; Site 4b Hbio ice n = 2; Site 4b DCC ice n = 1; Site 4b CCH n = 1; Site 5 Hbio ice n = 1. In e: Hbio ice: site 5: n = 1; site 4a n = 5; site 4b: n = 4; site 3: n = 2; site 2 n = 1; DCC ice: site 4a n = 4; site 4b n = 1; CCH site 4b n = 1. In f: site 5 n = 6; site 4a n = 5; site 4b n = 3; site 3 n = 2; site 2 n = 1.