Table 4 Mean metal concentrations in rhizomes of seagrasses growing in Cockburn/Warnbro Sound. Means are calculated from 3 replicates, with standard errors provided in brackets.
Site | Rhizome [Zn] (ppm) | Rhizome [Fe] (ppm) | Rhizome [Mn](ppm) | Rhizome [Cd] (ppm) | Rhizome [Cr] (ppm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GI 2 m | 177.97 (14.6) | 23.90 (4.3) | 1.60 (0.1) | 0.16 (0.007) | 0.00 (0) |
GI 3 m | 155.20 (24.0) | 35.63 (12.4) | 8.63 (6.3) | 0.25 (0.02) | 0.07 (0.07) |
GI 5 m | 88.57 (8.1) | 42.50 (4.1) | 0.97 (0.2) | 0.14 (0.009) | 0.17 (0.09) |
GI 7 m | 168.47 (16.3) | 100.53 (27.7) | 1.83 (0.1) | 0.24 (0.03) | 0.30 (0.1) |
EB 2 m | 134.73 (19.7) | 56.03 (14.3) | 1.87 (0.7) | 0.24 (0.03) | 0.00 |
EB 7 m | 79.93 (11.0) | 91.47 (19.7) | 1.17 (0.5) | 0.21 (0.03) | 0.00 |
EB 5 m | 100.23 (10.4) | 94.97 (16.8) | 1.10 (0.2) | 0.19 (0.02) | 0.00 |
EB 3 m | 49.63 (18.1) | 62.00 (22.5) | 0.87 (0.3) | 0.16 (0.01) | 0.03 (0.03) |
WS 2 m | 124.37 (6.7) | 20.27 (2.8) | 0.97 (0.03) | 0.25 (0.01) | 0.00 |
WS 3 m | 23.40* | 11.10* | 0.60* | 0.46* | 0.00* |
WS 5 m | 77.23 (20.6) | 86.40 (13.5) | 2.40 (0.53) | 0.29 (0.07) | 0.17 (0.12) |
WS 7 m | 106.47 (9.4) | 58.30 (13.6) | 1.17 (0.07) | 0.32 (0.04) | 0.00 |
Cockburn Sound 1977 1 | 58.58 | 89.53 | N/A | 0.45 | N/A |
Mediterranean Sea 2 | 44.10 | 170.40 | 8.50 | 1.12 | 0.54 |
