Table 2 Pearson linear correlation matrix between the different variables tested before, during, and after the Trichodesmium bloom in the SEMS from January to March 2015.

From: Sewage outburst triggers Trichodesmium bloom and enhance N2 fixation rates

 

N2 fix

N:P

DOC

Chl-a

BA

BP

PP

Syn.

Diat.

Dino.

Tricho.

N2 fix

1

          

N:P

−0.67

1

         

DOC

0.94

0.76

1

        

Chl-a

0.92

−0.87

0.67

1

       

BA

0.56

−0.41

0.83

0.56

1

      

BP

0.76

−0.76

0.91

0.74

0.69

1

     

PP

0.94

−0.84

0.46

0.96

0.51

0.87

1

    

Syn.

0.92

−0.57

0.51

0.77

0.66

0.82

0.86

1

   

Diat.

0.76

−0.37

0.58

0.62

0.68

0.73

0.71

0.78

1

  

Dino.

0.67

−0.30

0.44

0.55

0.35

0.62

0.59

0.68

0.97

1

 

Tricho.

0.89

−0.59

0.92

0.79

0.47

0.62

0.80

0.83

0.58

0.52

1

  1. Values in bold show statistically significant relationships between the variables (alpha = 0.05, n = 9–10). Syn.: Synechococcus; Diat.: diatoms; Dino.: dinoflagellates; Tricho.: Trichodesmium.
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