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Table 3 Summary of site depth, sample numbers taken and sediment properties of each sampling site shown in Fig. 1

From: Spatial and temporal dynamics of Antarctic shallow soft-bottom benthic communities: ecological drivers under climate change

Cove site Mean water depth (m) Mean sediment thickness (cm) No. of cores (n) Mean composition (%) Mean particle size (µm) Sorting (ɸ) Skewness (ɸ) Substratum group
Gravel Sand Mud
South Cove A 18.6 4.1 26 20.3 77.8 1.9 540 2.42 − 0.65 Gravelly Sand
South Cove B 14.6 3.9 27 39.6 57.8 2.6 705 2.65 − 0.38 Sandy Gravel
South Cove C 21.3 6.1 15 4.2 94.7 1.1 255 1.03 − 0.24 Slightly Gravelly Sand
Hangar Cove D 15.6 5.2 28 17.1 63.0 19.9 223 3.09 − 0.36 Gravelly Muddy Sand
Hangar Cove E 19.5 4.6 18 28.3 58.4 13.3 478 3.17 − 0.32 Gravelly Muddy Sand
Hangar Cove F 16.7 7.3 10 20.9 66.4 12.6 391 2.87 − 0.23 Gravelly Muddy Sand