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  • Samples were collected during cruise MSM96 in 2020. Samples were freeze-dried. Total nitrogen (TN), total carbon (TC), and total organic carbon (TOC) were measured using an Element Analyzer (EA, HEKAtech). TOC was determined after acidifying the sample with 0.25 M HCl and 1M HCl up to 4 times and heating at 40°C until all carbonate was removed. CaCO3 contents were calculated from total inorganic carbon (TIC; the difference of TC and TOC) and the molecular weight ratio of CaCO3 to CO32- (8.3333).