This dataset includes meiofauna and macrofauna densities from inside plough tracks from a small-scale deep-sea mining experiment (DISCOL experiment) and reference sites in the abyssal plains in the Peru Basin. Additionally, biomass of bacteria and the uptake of phytodetritus by bacteria, nematodes and holothurians is shown for plough tracks and reference sites with and without holothurians.
Supplement to: Stratmann, Tanja; Mevenkamp, Lisa; Sweetman, Andrew K; Vanreusel, Ann; van Oevelen, Dick (2018): Has Phytodetritus Processing by an Abyssal Soft-Sediment Community Recovered 26 Years after an Experimental Disturbance? Frontiers in Marine Science, 5