Table T10. Comparison of near-surface bacterial populations, water column depth, and sediment organic carbon concentrations.
| Leg-Site | Water depth (mbsf) |
Total
bacterial population (cells/cm3) |
Total
organic carbon (wt%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Santa Barbara Basin |
146-893 |
576.5 |
1.27 × 109 |
2.98 |
Peru Margin |
112-681 |
150.0 |
1.05 × 109 |
1.87 |
Cascadia Margin |
146-892 |
674.5 |
2.18 × 107 |
1.18 |
Japan Sea |
128-798 |
900.0 |
7.82 × 108 |
1.14 |
Cascadia Margin |
146-888 |
2516.3 |
5.32 × 108 |
0.99 |
Cascadia Margin |
146-890 |
1326.3 |
6.95 × 108 |
0.64 |
Juan de Fuca Ridge |
139-857 |
2419.3 |
8.28 × 108 |
0.45 |
Amazon Fan |
155-934 |
3432.0 |
6.04 × 108 |
0.43 |
Lau Basin |
135-834 |
2702.9 |
6.12 × 108 |
0.26 |
Amazon Fan |
155-940 |
3195.0 |
5.62 × 108 |
0.19 |
Eastern Equatorial Pacific |
138-851 |
3760.3 |
2.08 × 108 |
0.05 |
This study |
180-1108 |
3188.3 |
2.67 × 108 |
0.23 |