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BOTTOM SAMPLING

Table 6 shows the description of bottom samples.

Table 6: Bottom samples description. G=grab, B=Box-corer,C=gravity core.
   
STATION DATE DESCRIPTION
GR01 2009-07-15 Bryozoa corals sponges
GR02 2009-07-15 Corals bryozoa bivalves , bio- clast and mud color: olive green
GR03 2009-07-15 Bioclast and fine mud color: olive green
BC04 2009-07-15 Sand/silty sand color: grey-green
CO05 2009-07-15 Tube 6 m (bent] penetration 2 m. Fine overconsolidated with shell fragment.
BC06 2009-07-16 Clay sediment, color olive green/Yellow. Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM)
BC07 2009-07-16 Clay sediment, color olive green/Yellow. Recovery still the top. Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM)
BC08 2009-07-16 Ligtly anoxic, Hydrated top, decrease the water content still the bottom. Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM)
GR09 2009-07-16 Coarse sandy/clay sediment. Bottom water with high salinity from CTD. Lives corals bivalves and severals organic fragments
GR10 2009-07-16 Acient bivalves, silty clay, color gray-green. Anthropic residues (plastic bottles - more than 10 years old, and cup)
BC11 2009-07-16 Very hydrated clay sediment with several subcentimetric clast. Sampled strongly reworked. No subsampling.
BC12 2009-07-16 Top first 2 cm very hydrated clay sediment, color olive green. 3 cm- to bottom, more compact, color olive/gray. Bioturbated, worm. Between 15- 20 cm probably torba (coal wood-marsh?). Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM) bottom, more compact color: olive gray. Bioturbated (worm)
BC13 2009-07-17 Silty clay color olive-green/gray, no variation are present under the top level (water sediment interface). Some oxidated levels around 15 cm. Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM)
BC14 2009-07-17 Anchor trace that possibly allow to a physical reworking of the sediment. First 2 cm are very Hydrtated color: green/brown. More consolidated on the bottom part color: gray, probably light oxidated. Several centimetric clast. Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM)
BC15 2009-07-17 Top level: sandy silt, color: gray/ gray-green, lightly oxidated. The bottom sediment seems to be finer probably increase the clay component color: gray green. Shell fragments on the bottom . Bioturbated, Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM)
BC16 2009-07-17 Silty sediment. Color olive gray oxidated in the first 10 - 15 cm. Bioturbatedpolichete tubes. Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM)
BC17 2009-07-17 Silty sediment. Olive green Rare millimetric stones. Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM)
BC18 2009-07-18 Silty clay, color: light gray, first 5 cm high water content. 6 cm to bottom silty clay more consolidate, dark gray. Several shell are present in all the sediment. Bioturbated. Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM)
BC19 2009-07-18 Silty clay brown green, first 2 cm high water content. On the bottom, last 2 cm, the sediment in more gray in color and overconsolidated, coarse sediment with gravel levels (more than 2 mm in size). The medium part is light gray with millimetric clast and shell fragment .
BC20 2009-07-19 Sandy silt, colour: green-gray, very uniform along almost all the sediment column, low water content. On the top are present some centimetric clast and well preserved shell.
BC21 2009-07-19 Sandy silt, green-gray, very uniform along almost all the sediment column, the sediment is compacted and with low water content. Bioturbated, some biogenic fragment.
CO22 2009-07-19 Penetration of the corer: ca . 450 cm, sandy sediment on the bottom. Top of first section: overconsolidated silty caly. Top of second section: silty clay with low water content and normal consolidated. Top of third section: silty caly.
CO23 2009-07-19 Penetration of the corer: ca . 500 cm. Bottom silty clay/clay. Top of first section: silty sand. Top of second section: silty clay with high water content.
CO24 2009-07-19 Penetration of the corer: ca . 400 cm. Probably loss of the top (Pull out). Bottom silty sand. Top of first section: silty clay. Top of second section: silty clay . Top of third section: silty clay
BC25 2009-07-19 Very uniform sediment sequence, silty clay with a coarse sendy level 13 and 16 cm with biogenic (shell and bryozoa) fragment.
CO26 2009-07-19 Penetration of the corer: ca. 200 cm. Bottom biogenic sand. Top composed by fine sediment, probably silty-caly
CO27 2009-07-19 Bottom silty sand clay with several biogenic fragment. Top of first section: silty clay. Top of second section: silty clay.
BC28 2009-07-20 Sandy sediment, bioturbated. Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM) and top in a plastic bag.
BC29 2009-07-20 Sandy sediment, with shell fragment. Subsampled: first 3 cm and total sequence in plastic bags.
BC30 2009-07-20 Sandy clay, bioturbated, first 3 cm with high water content and Yellow green in colour, 4-18 cm green/gray. Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM) and top in a plastic bag.
BC31 2009-07-20 Sandy sediment with biogenic fragment. Subsampled: top (0-3 cm), upper part (0-7 cm), bottom part (8-13 cm).
BC32 2009-07-21 Top (2 cm) Sandy sediment, colour: green/brown, 3cm to bottom more compact and coarse, gray/green color
BC33 2009-07-21 Silty-sand with black layer, color yellow/brown; on bottom sandy-silt color gray/green
CO34 2009-07-21 Bottom first section, sandy silt with low water content, color: gray; of first same; top second section sandy silt gray normal consolidated ; top 3 clayey-silt
CO35 2009-07-21 Coarse sand on core catcher; bottom first section silty sand low water content, color: gray; top first section clayey silt color gray/green; top second section clayey silt more hydrated, less plastic that top 1, more greenish.
CO36 2009-07-21 Silty clay with low water content, color green-gray on core catcher (core catcher subsample with short liner); bottom first section Silty clay with low water content, color green-gray; top second section clayey silt/silty clay.
CO37 2009-07-22 Bottom first section, Slty clay,color: gray;top ofthe first same; top second section silty clay more Hydrated color, green gray.
BC38 2009-07-22 Sediment water interface not well preserved. clay Silty clay, color yellow brown olive gray, Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM) and top in a plastic bag.
BC39 2009-07-22 From top to 3 cm depth silty clay with high water content, color yellow brown. Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM). Top, levels 0-10 cm fine cllay, 11-21 smell probaby anoxic condition on the bottom Silty caly.
CO40 2009-07-22 Bottom first section Silt, with low water content, Top of the first section silty clay color grey, top second section clayey color olive gray.
CO41 2009-07-22 Bottom first section sandy silt, color grey, Top of the first section sandy silt color grey, top second section sandy silt, more Hydrated.
BC42 2009-07-22 Top: silty clay high Water content, color Yello/Green; bottom: part silty clay color grey /green, with lower water content. Subsampled with 2 sub-cores (1 for ISMAR,1 for IBM). Top, levels 0-10 cm higher water content, 11-23 cm low erwater content, color dark grey.
BC43 2009-07-23 Fine clay sediment on the top (ca. 3 cm), high water content. All the sediment column is strongly bioturbated. Many well preserved shell. Color: olive gray. 0-10 cm clay/ silty clay, color: olive gray, 10-17 cm silty clay, color: dark gray. Susbsampled both levels in plastic box. No subcores.
CO44 2009-07-23 Bottom first section silty clay, color dark grey, low water content. Top of the first section silty clay color grey-green, lower water content.
BC45 2009-07-23 Oxidated top layer 1 cm with high water content, yellow green. 2cm to bottom very compact sediment with lower water content Color gray/dark gray. All the sequence has been subsampled in a plastic box.
BC46 2009-07-23 Oxidated top layer 3 cm with high water content. Color yellow olive green. 0-8 cm fine clay sediment, with high water content. Many well preserved shell. 8-18 cm silty clay, color: gray/green. All the sequence is strongly bioturbated. Both the levels has been subsampled in plastic box. 1 short core has been done.
BC47 2009-07-23 Oxidated top layer 4 cm with high water content. Color brown olive green. 0-12 cm fine clay sediment, with high water content. Many well preserved shell. 12-22 cm silty clay, color: gray/green. All the sequence is strongly bioturbated. Both the levels has been subsampled in plastic box. 1 short core has been done.
BC48 2009-07-23 Oxidated top layer 5 cm with high water content. Color brown-green. 0-5 cm fine clay sediment, with high water content. Many well preserved shell. 5-14 cm clay color: dark green. 14-21 cm silty clay color gray. All the sequence is strongly bioturbated. All the 3 levels has been subsampled in plastic box.
   


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