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Ernst, Wolfgang; Goerke, Helmut (1974): ATP content in surface sediments of the Northeast Atlantic (Table 1) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.509893, Supplement to: Ernst, W; Goerke, H (1974): Adenosin-5`-triphosphat (ATP) in Sedimenten und Nematoden der nordostatlantischen Tiefsee. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Reihe C Geologie und Geophysik, Gebrüder Bornträger, Berlin, Stuttgart, C18, 35-42

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Abstract:
1. ATP in deep-sea sediments can be determined after it is adsorbed on a mixture of the sediment and calcium carbonate by measuring the luminescence of the reaction of the mixture and luciferin-luciferase.
2. ATP contents of the toplayer of northeastern Atlantic sediments (Josephine Bank and northern Canary Basin) decrease with increasing depths of 252, 408, 1445, 1769, 2149, 4897, 5510m: 0.96, 0.61, 0.13, 0.10, 0.21, 0.05, 0.07 µg ATP/ml wet sediment. The decreasing values are in accordance with the decrease of macrobenthos and meiobenthos biomass in the deep-sea.
3. The ATP content of deep-sea nematodes is about 1 ‰ of their wet weight.
4. At the two deepest stations, less than 50% of the ATP measured in the sediment is represented by nematodes, copepods, other “hard” meiofauna groups and bacteria.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 36.424571 * Median Longitude: -15.270571 * South-bound Latitude: 35.956000 * West-bound Longitude: -18.316000 * North-bound Latitude: 36.786000 * East-bound Longitude: -11.270000
Date/Time Start: 1971-05-20T00:24:00 * Date/Time End: 1971-05-23T05:48:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: m
Event(s):
M23_122 * Latitude: 35.966000 * Longitude: -18.316000 * Date/Time: 1971-05-20T00:24:00 * Elevation: -5510.0 m * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: M23 (Nordost-Atlantik-Expedition 1971) * Basis: Meteor (1964) * Method/Device: Box corer (Reineck) (BCR)
M23_123 * Latitude: 35.956000 * Longitude: -18.301000 * Date/Time: 1971-05-20T12:30:00 * Elevation: -4897.0 m * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: M23 (Nordost-Atlantik-Expedition 1971) * Basis: Meteor (1964) * Method/Device: Box corer (Reineck) (BCR)
M23_133 * Latitude: 36.375000 * Longitude: -15.195000 * Date/Time: 1971-05-22T13:45:00 * Elevation: -2149.0 m * Location: South Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: M23 (Nordost-Atlantik-Expedition 1971) * Basis: Meteor (1964) * Method/Device: van Veen Grab (VGRAB)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEvent
2Latitude of eventLatitude
3Longitude of eventLongitude
4Elevation of eventElevationm
5DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmGeocode
6Adenosine 5-TriphosphateATPµg/gErnst, WolfgangDry sediment
7Adenosine 5-TriphosphateATPng/lErnst, WolfgangWet sediment
Size:
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