Table 1 Description of the sites sampled in Movile Cave during December 2019
Sample codes | Sampling sites characteristics | Sediment description | Microclimate |
|---|---|---|---|
PMV1 | Lower gallery, Lake Room, inside a wall diverticulum | Fine grey silt | Air: Humidity=99%; Temp=20.8 °C; CO2=17 420 ppm |
PMV2 | Upper gallery; floor, 50–70 cm away from the wall | Yellowish silt/clay | Air: Humidity=98%; T=20.6 °C ; CO2=17 010 ppm |
PMV3 | Lower gallery, Lake Room depressions in the wall | Fine grey silt | Air: Humidity=99%; Temp=0.8 °C ; CO2= 7 420 ppm |
PMV4 | Lower gallery, Lake Room; water:sediment interface (water edge) | Fine black silt | Water: pH=7.26; O2=0.12 mg/L; EC=1510 μS; TDS=754 ppm; Temp=21.5 °C ; Air: Humidity=99%; Temp=20.8 °C ; CO2=17 420 ppm |
PMV6 | Upper gallery; floor, 50–70 cm away from the left wall | Coarse yellowish silt/clay | Air: Humidity=98%; T=20.6 °C ; CO2=17 010 ppm |
PMV7 | Upper gallery; floor, 50–70 cm away from the right wall | Yellowish silt/clay | Air: Humidity=98%; T=20.6 °C ; CO2=17 010 ppm |
PMV8 | Upper gallery; wall diverticulum | Coarse grey silt | Air: Humidity=97%; T=20.8 °C; CO2=14 800 ppm |