Fig. 1: Total amino acid concentration in particles.
From: Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs
Plot of the total amino acid concentration normalized to PN content, measured in 0.7–6 µm (yellow), 6–53 µm (pink), and >53 µm (green) size fractions of background particles (outliers removed) and plume particles collected from in situ filtration collected from 700 to 1250 m. Also included are discharge particles collected aboard the test mining vessel prior to mine waste being discharged at depth. P values shown are significant differences in medium and large background and plume/discharge material from one-way ANOVA (Table S2). Pictures show background particle filter (open arrow/circles) and discharge/plume filters (closed arrow/circles). Source data are provided in Source data 1.
