Table 1 Environmental parameters on nMDS axes. Bold values indicate significant correlations between environmental parameters and nMDS axes. Scores were calculated using a linear model including both axes. Asterisks represent significance levels: * represents p-value < 0.05; ** represents p-value < 0.01; and represents p-value < 0.001.

From: Co-occurrence networks reveal the central role of temperature in structuring the plankton community of the Thau Lagoon

Type of variable

Variable

2015

2016

r2

p-value

r2

p-value

Hydrological

Water temperature

0.76

0.0001***

0.85

0.0001***

Turbidity

0.10

0.4341

0.15

0.2058

Salinity

0.27

0.0728

0.34

0.0145*

Depth

0.44

0.0100**

0.25

0.0561

Meteorological

Air temperature

0.57

0.0008***

0.85

0.0001***

PAR

0.44

0.0109*

0.42

0.0036**

UVBR

0.42

0.0151*

0.57

0.0002***

Wind speed

0.09

0.4646

0.12

0.2849

Wind direction

0.05

0.6552

0.17

0.1558

Pressure

0.06

0.5883

0.25

0.0594

Humidity

0.13

0.3326

0.09

0.3744

Precipitation

0.42

0.0081**

0.01

0.8872

Nutrient

PO43−

0.47

0.0054**

0.24

0.0441*

NO2

0.04

0.7061

0.45

0.0026**

NO3

0.22

0.1519

0.03

0.7130

SiO2

0.35

0.0281*

0.18

0.1245