Table 1 Temporal variations in suspended particulate matter (SPM) and chlorophyll a (Chl a) concentrations in the Pearl River estuary during the study period.

From: Spatiotemporal Variability in Phosphorus Species in the Pearl River Estuary: Influence of the River Discharge

Season

SPM (mg L−1)

Chl a (μg L−1)

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Spring (May 2015)

2.87–74.6 (22.6)

5.85–75.4 (31.1)

0.7–29 (6.8)

0.8–23 (5.8)

Summer (Aug 2015)

3.60–21.4 (10.5)

4.65–38.6 (14.6)

2.9–29 (7.4)

1.7–30 (7.5)

Winter (Jan 2016)

5.49–103 (25.5)

5.84–154 (49.4)

0.9–11.4 (4.2)

0.9–9.1 (3.7)

  1. Mean values are given in parentheses.
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