Table 3 Sampling stations for the accumulated phytodetrital layer and the underlying surface sediments.

From: Benthic foraminiferal colonisation of phytodetritus during spring bloom within the marginal sea ice zone off Northern Svalbard continental margin

Station

Gear

Date

Latitude

Longitude

Water depth (m)

Volume (cm3)

Sample type

PS92/32

BC

06.06.15

81.15633

20.01267

311.5

2

Phytodetrital layer

TV MUC

08.06.15

81.09967

19.61583

218.8

235.6

Surface sediment

PS92/46

TV MUC

18.06.15

81.84367

9.758

886.1

1

Phytodetrital layer

235.6

Surface sediment

PS92/47

TV MUC

20.06.15

81.34467

13.66567

2174.7

2

Phytodetrital layer

235.6

Surface sediment