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Table 1 Organic matter (%) determined by loss on ignition, on sediment sampled in the field and after 21 days of incubation in darkness after either turned/maintained anoxic/oxic. All values are averages of triplicates (SD = 1) except intermediate field, oxic control, and anoxic control (all n = 2)

From: Shifts in coastal sediment oxygenation cause pronounced changes in microbial community composition and associated metabolism

Sampling site

Field

Turned/kept anoxic

Turned/kept oxic

Long-term oxic

11.7 ± 1.0

12.5 ± 0.4

13.1 ± 0.1

Intermediate zone

18.5 ± 0.6

18.1 ± 1.4

18.7 ± 0.4

Long-term anoxic

18.4 ± 0.5

19.0 ± 0.3

15.0 ± 1.4