Table 1 Characteristic of experimental diets during physiological measurements, mean values ± standard error. TPM = Total particulate matter; PIM = particulate inorganic matter, POM = particulate organic matter; OC = organic fraction

10⁶ cel L⁻¹

59.6 ± 0.43^A

50.1 ± 0.67^B

57.0 ± 0.42^C

mm³ L^− 1

2.16 ± 0.04^A

2.06 ± 0.04^A

2.13 ± 0.01^A

TPM (mg L^− 1)

1.54 ± 0.04^A

1.23 ± 0.03^B

1.46 ± 0.06^A

PIM (mg L^− 1)

0.71 ± 0.04^A

0.55 ± 0.03^B

0.61 ± 0.06^A,B

POM (mg OM L⁻¹)

0.83 ± 0.01^A

0.68 ± 0.01^B

0.86 ± 0.01^A

OC (fraction)

0.54 ± 0.01^A

0.56 ± 0.01^A

0.59 ± 0.02^A