Mean percent (± SD) concentration of marine snow per size class in the total water column and the BNL. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.285.t5
| PC cast . | Total water-column size class (mm) . | BNL-only size class (mm) . | ||||||
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| 0.5–1.0 . | 1.0–2.0 . | 2.0–4.0 . | n . | 0.5–1.0 . | 1.0–2.0 . | 2.0–4.0 . | n . | |
| 1 | 4.20 ± 2.2 | 92.5 ± 4.5 | 3.1 ± 2.7 | 127 | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 93.6 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 0.5 | 3 |
| 2 | 10.1 ± 1.0 | 81.7 ± 1.6 | 8.0 ± 1.8 | 137 | no BNL | no BNL | no BNL | N/A |
| 3 | 9.9 ± 1.7 | 87.5 ± 2.1 | 2.3 ± 1.4 | 143 | 8.8 ± 1.2 | 82.9 ± 2.8 | 7.8 ± 3.2 | 21 |
| 4 | 20.4 ± 2.8 | 77.9 ± 2.7 | 1.6 ± 1.4 | 144 | 20.3 ± 3.0 | 76.8 ± 2.6 | 2.9 ± 1.2 | 22 |
| 5 | 21.8 ± 2.6 | 76.7 ± 2.7 | 1.4 ± 1.1 | 144 | 21.6 ± 3.0 | 76.6 ± 3.0 | 1.7 ± 1.0 | 26 |
| PC cast . | Total water-column size class (mm) . | BNL-only size class (mm) . | ||||||
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| 0.5–1.0 . | 1.0–2.0 . | 2.0–4.0 . | n . | 0.5–1.0 . | 1.0–2.0 . | 2.0–4.0 . | n . | |
| 1 | 4.20 ± 2.2 | 92.5 ± 4.5 | 3.1 ± 2.7 | 127 | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 93.6 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 0.5 | 3 |
| 2 | 10.1 ± 1.0 | 81.7 ± 1.6 | 8.0 ± 1.8 | 137 | no BNL | no BNL | no BNL | N/A |
| 3 | 9.9 ± 1.7 | 87.5 ± 2.1 | 2.3 ± 1.4 | 143 | 8.8 ± 1.2 | 82.9 ± 2.8 | 7.8 ± 3.2 | 21 |
| 4 | 20.4 ± 2.8 | 77.9 ± 2.7 | 1.6 ± 1.4 | 144 | 20.3 ± 3.0 | 76.8 ± 2.6 | 2.9 ± 1.2 | 22 |
| 5 | 21.8 ± 2.6 | 76.7 ± 2.7 | 1.4 ± 1.1 | 144 | 21.6 ± 3.0 | 76.6 ± 3.0 | 1.7 ± 1.0 | 26 |