Table 4 Environmental factors of black water aggregation areas in Lake Taihu.

From: Temporal and spatial changes of macrobenthos community in the regions frequently occurring black water aggregation in Lake Taihu

Season

 

T/°C

WD/m

pH

WT/°C

Eh/mv

DO/mg·L−1

SD/m

COND μS·cm−1

SAL/mg·L−1

TDS/mg·L−1

L/m

MD/m

Summer

maximum

34.20

3.70

8.74

30.50

246.20

13.83

0.40

770.00

0.38

527.00

6110.00

0.85

minimum

23.60

1.00

6.92

25.60

29.60

0.98

0.08

169.00

0.08

112.00

0.00

0.00

average

28.95

2.31

7.61

28.69

113.84

6.96

0.27

573.38

0.28

389.81

1547.38

0.29

Autumn

maximum

10.00

4.50

8.78

11.50

97.00

11.74

0.85

563.00

0.30

421.00

6110.00

0.85

minimum

10.00

0.60

7.52

9.00

40.00

2.67

0.18

173.90

0.08

115.00

0.00

0.00

average

10.00

2.29

8.20

10.16

70.82

9.90

0.48

431.40

0.21

294.24

1571.38

0.29

Winter

maximum

15

4.20

9.50

15.80

153.00

11.77

0.80

901.00

0.44

621.00

6110.00

0.85

minimum

10

0.40

5.00

12.80

55.00

8.07

0.20

516.00

0.25

350.00

0.00

0.00

average

11.7

1.94

8.52

13.72

95.12

9.72

0.42

668.88

0.33

456.38

1571.38

0.29

Spring

maximum

30.00

4.20

9.32

26.96

375.80

27.32

0.40

732.00

0.37

489.00

6110.00

0.85

minimum

24.00

0.40

6.97

21.94

39.60

1.60

0.00

54.00

0.12

167.00

0.00

0.00

average

27.52

1.94

8.61

23.81

247.74

10.69

0.19

456.90

0.23

311.64

1571.38

0.29

  1. Note: T-climate temperate; WD-water depth; WT-water temperature; Eh-oxidation-reduction potential; DO-dissolved oxygen; SD-secchi depth; COND-conductivity; SAL-salinity; TDS-total dissolved solid; L-the distance from the shore; MD-sediment thickness.