Table 3 Spearman correlation coefficients relating salinity and primary producers biomass and organic content of sediments, (n = 20).
From: Response of biotic communities to salinity changes in a Mediterranean hypersaline stream
Variable & salinity | R | p-level |
|---|---|---|
Organic matter sediments | 0.264 | 0.261 |
Biomass of Ruppia maritima | -0.760 | 0.000 |
Biomass of Cladophora glomerata | -0.605 | 0.004 |
Biomass of epipelic algae | 0.869 | 0.000 |