Differences in Foraminifera community structure
Looking closer at Foraminifera the genera with a high relative abundance, the genus Elphidium had a higher relative abundance among the Foraminifera at the High OC stations (66.3 ± 2.7 %) compared to Low OC (16.2 ± 2.1 % (% denote portion ofForaminifera community); Mann-Whitney U test, U = 0,P = 0.000007; Figure 5b). On the other hand, the genusRhizammina had a higher relative abundance at the Low OC stations (17.9 ± 3.1 %) when compared to High OC (1.0 ± 0.8 %; Mann-Whitney U test, U = 2, P = 0.000027; Figure 5b).