Table 6.7   Spearman’s correlations for NAV. Significant correlations are indicated as negative or positive. Parentheses indicate correlations with 0.05<p<0.075 and r<0.58. Without parentheses, p<0.05 and r>0.58.

 

Salinity

Temp.

D.O.

NO3/NO2

Suspended solids

Previous D.O.

Chlorophyll a

Turbidity

Polychaetes

ns

ns

(+)

ns

ns

+

ns

ns

Bivalves

(-)

-

+

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

Insects

-

-

+

ns

ns

+

ns

ns

Amphipods

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

+

ns

ns

Oligochaetes

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

Surface burrowers

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

(+)

ns

ns

Total infauna

(-)

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns