Samples were taken between 26 January and
30 March 2005 during the expedition ANDEEP III of
the RV ‘Polarstern’ (ANT XXII/3) in the Southern
Ocean (Linse et al. 2007). Of the 15 deep-sea benthic
stations sampled in the Weddell Sea area, 10 were
selected for analysis in the present study. From each of
these 10 stations, samples were taken using an Agassiz
trawl (opening 5 m). The location and depth of the stations,
as well as the area and substrate sampled are
given in Fig. 1 and Table 1, respectively. The stations
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Fig. 1. Sampling stations in the Weddell Sea (stars indicate the
2 stations