(Table 1) Variation in chemical composition of Black Sea ctenophores depending on size

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Data of chemical analysis of Black Sea ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi indicates that their body contains on average 5.28% carbon, 3.48% nitrogen, 0.11% phosphorus, and 0.03% silicon on dry weight. Mean ratios of the main biogenic elements in ctenophores is C:N=1.4, N:P=10.9, and C:P=32.2. Comparing concentration of the main biogenic elements in the surface layer with their concentrations in ctenophores it is concluded that mass development of M. leidyi has negative effect on the hydrochemical structure of the Black Sea.

Supplement to: Borodkin, Sergey O; Korzhikova, L I (1991): Chemical composition of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and evaluation of lts role in transformation of biogenic elements in the Black Sea. Oceanology, 31(5), 555-558

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.759652
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.759652
Provenance
Creator Borodkin, Sergey O; Korzhikova, L I
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 1991
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Language English
Resource Type Supplementary Dataset; Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 40 data points
Discipline Chemistry; Natural Sciences
Spatial Coverage (29.114W, 41.526S, 38.294E, 43.713N); Black Sea