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Table 3 Physicochemical and biological characteristics of the sediment samples.

From: Environmental gradients shape microbial community structure and ecosystem processes in Antarctic lakes on King George Island

	LB								LS				LF			LP
	0–3 cm	3–6 cm	6–9 cm	9–12 cm	12–15 cm	15–18 cm	18–21 cm	21–24 cm	0–3 cm	3–6 cm	6–9 cm	9–12 cm	0–3 cm	3–6 cm	6–9 cm	0–3 cm	3–6 cm	6–9 cm	9–12 cm	12–15 cm	15–18 cm	18–21 cm	21–24 cm	24–27 cm	27–30 cm
TC^a	4.98	2.87	3.2	4.13	3.11	1.29	0.78	0.8	10.6	9.25	8.91	8.72	0.27	0.22	0.25	0.2	0.08	0.05	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.05	0.04
TOC^b	4.93	2.85	3.17	4.06	3.05	1.26	0.77	0.78	10.58	9.22	8.89	8.7	0.27	0.22	0.25	0.2	0.08	0.05	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.05	0.04
TIC^c	0.05	0.02	0.03	0.07	0.06	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TN^d	0.82	0.44	0.51	0.65	0.55	0.24	0.15	0.15	1.42	1.33	1.15	1.18	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Opal	0.39	0.19	0.26	0.59	0.46	0.21	0.12	0.16	0.17	0.22	0.19	0.16	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0.01
Water content (%)	59.1	57.26	61.56	36.59	30.74	27.15	27.3	26.93	81.13	81.59	79.25	78.36	35.26	40.87	40.69	38.61	32.81	29.42	28.17	25.42	25.08	26.3	29.73	24.39	28.06

^aTotal carbon.
^bTotal organic carbon.
^cTotal inorganic carbon.
^d Total nitrogen.

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