Table 1 Standing stock of chlorophyll a (Chl. a), primary production (PP), particulate organic carbon (POC), particulate organic nitrogen (PON), and the carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N) integrated over the top 200 m.

From: Krill and salp faecal pellets contribute equally to the carbon flux at the Antarctic Peninsula

 

DF 1

DF 2

DF 3

DF 4

DF 5

Mean ± SD

Chl. a [mg m−2]

102.7

109.5

127.9

184.9

131.3

131.3 ± 37.4

PP [mg C m−2 d−1]

−

−

103.1

−

−

103.1 ± 0

POC [g m−2]

9.8

9.2

18.3

12.5

12.5

12.5 ± 4.2

PON [g m−2]

1.3

1.2

1.6

2.0

1.5

1.5 ± 0.4

C:N

9.1

8.8

13.4

7.4

9.7

9.7 ± 2.6

  1. Values are given for each of the respective stations and drifting trap deployments (DF 1–5). The mean and standard deviation (SD) is given across all stations for each parameter, respectively.
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