Table 1 DNA copies for each species for pore water and pore water-free sediment samples.

From: Sedimentary DNA tracks decadal-centennial changes in fish abundance

Sample ID

Core depth

Pore water (copies ml−1)

SD

Detection/total replicates

Pore water-free sediment mean (copies g−1 dry)

SD

Detection/total replicates

Top (cm)

Bottom (cm)

Japanese anchovy

  BMC18-2

0

5

ND

0/4

6422.6

1140.7

4/4

  BMC18-2

20

25

ND

0/4

2597.9

684.2

4/4

  BMC18-2

40

45

ND

0/4

367.1

290.0

3/4

  BMC18-4

0

5

ND

0/4

3469.7

1915.8

4/4

  BMC18-4

20

25

ND

0/4

2904.3

1093.6

4/4

  BMC18-4

30

35

ND

0/4

466.7

281.1

4/4

Japanese sardine

  BMC18-2

0

5

ND

0/4

0.0

0.0

0/4

  BMC18-2

20

25

ND

0/4

0.0

0.0

0/4

  BMC18-2

40

45

ND

0/4

13.5

15.5

2/4

  BMC18-4

0

5

ND

0/4

0.0

0.0

0/4

  BMC18-4

20

25

ND

0/4

283.5

567.0

1/4

  BMC18-4

30

35

ND

0/4

12.4

24.8

0/4

Jack mackerel

  BMC18-2

0

5

ND

0/4

0.0

0.0

0/4

  BMC18-2

20

25

ND

0/4

0.0

0.0

0/4

  BMC18-2

40

45

ND

0/4

0.0

0.0

0/4

  BMC18-4

0

5

ND

0/4

0.0

0.0

0/4

  BMC18-4

20

25

ND

0/4

84.6

169.2

1/4

  BMC18-4

30

35

ND

0/4

0.0

0.0

1/4