Pulse-chase experiment at DISCOL site in the Peru Basin (SE Pacific) in August/ September 2015 during SONNE cruise SO242/2@en

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.