The distribution and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna in Pondicherry mangroves, India

Kumar, Palanisamy Satheesh; Khan, Anisa Basheer

doi:10.1186/2046-9063-9-15

Aquatic Biosystems

Table 2 Correlation of benthic macrobenthic invertebrate species diversity indices with environmental parameters

From: The distribution and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna in Pondicherry mangroves, India

	Berger	Clay	DO	Dominance	EC	Equitability	Eve	Fisher	MD	OM	pH	Richness	Salinity	Sand	H	Silt	Sulphide	Tem
Berger	1.00	−0.31	0.29	0.84**	−0.28	−0.94**	−0.65**	0.68**	−0.01	−0.58**	0.27	−0.68**	0.05	0.29	−0.09	−0.10	−0.59**	0.19
Clay	−0.31	1.00	−0.46*	−0.31	0.09	0.26	0.28	−0.38*	0.12	0.15	−0.11	0.23	−0.08	−0.79**	0.11	0.17	0.22	−0.07
DO	0.29	−0.46*	1.00	0.36	−0.34	−0.26	−0.04	0.38*	−0.12	−0.49**	−0.15	−0.25	−0.48**	0.44*	−0.03	−0.15	−0.62**	−0.51*
Dominance	0.84**	−0.31	0.36	1.00	−0.26	−0.76**	−0.53**	0.65**	−0.14	−0.59**	0.07	−0.59**	−0.08	0.21	−0.15	0.07	−0.52**	0.08
EC	−0.28	0.09	−0.34	−0.26	1.00	0.34	0.35	−0.05	0.54**	0.19	0.20	0.40*	0.52**	−0.06	0.48*	−0.04	0.16	0.33
Equitability	−0.94**	0.26	−0.26	−0.76**	0.34	1.00	0.65**	−0.64**	0.15	0.61**	−0.31	0.72**	−0.05	−0.25	0.23	0.08	0.57**	−0.22
Evenness	−0.65**	0.28	−0.04	−0.53**	0.35	0.65**	1.00	−0.37*	0.28	0.11	0.05	0.89**	0.08	−0.27	0.40*	0.10	0.08	−0.15
Fisher	0.68**	−0.38*	0.38*	0.65**	−0.05	−0.64**	−0.37*	1.00	0.26	−0.64**	0.41*	−0.32	0.25	0.43*	0.22	−0.23	−0.59**	0.27
MD	−0.01	0.12	−0.12	−0.14	0.54**	0.15	0.28	0.26	1.00	−0.22	0.50**	0.44*	0.48*	−0.05	0.97**	−0.13	−0.20	0.23
Om	−0.58**	0.15	−0.49**	−0.59**	0.19	0.61**	0.11	−0.64**	−0.22	1.00	−0.38*	0.22	−0.07	−0.20	−0.29	0.10	0.73**	−0.03
pH	0.27	−0.11	−0.15	0.07	0.20	−0.31	0.05	0.41*	0.50**	−0.38*	1.00	0.20	0.82**	0.24	0.43*	−0.32	−0.39*	0.72*
Richness	−0.68**	0.23	−0.25	−0.59**	0.40	0.72**	0.89**	−0.32	0.44*	0.22	0.20	1.00	0.28	−0.26	0.53**	0.10	0.28	0.03
Salinity	0.05	−0.08	−0.48**	−0.08	0.52**	−0.05	0.08	0.25	0.48*	−0.07	0.82**	0.28	1.00	0.18	0.38*	−0.27	−0.04	0.90**
Sand	0.29	−0.79**	0.44*	0.21	−0.06	−0.25	−0.27	0.43*	−0.05	−0.20	0.24	−0.26	0.18	1.00	−0.07	−0.72**	−0.39*	0.19
H	−0.09	0.11	−0.03	−0.15	0.48*	0.23	0.40*	0.22	0.97**	−0.29	0.43*	0.53**	0.38*	−0.07	1.00	−0.08	−0.22	0.11
Silt	−0.10	0.17	−0.15	0.07	−0.04	0.08	0.10	−0.23	−0.13	0.10	−0.32	0.10	−0.27	−0.72**	−0.08	1.00	0.36	−0.26
Sulphide	−0.59**	0.22	−0.62**	−0.52**	0.16	0.57**	0.08	−0.59**	−0.20	0.73*	−0.39*	0.28	−0.04	−0.39*	−0.22	0.36	1.00	−0.03
Tem	0.19	−0.07	−0.51**	0.08	0.33	−0.22	−0.15	0.27	0.23	−0.03	0.72**	0.03	0.90**	0.19	0.11	−0.26	−0.03	1.00

*Correlated at 5% significance level.
**Correlated at 1% significance level.
Berger Berger Parker, DO Dissolved Oxygen, EC Electrical conductivity, Fisher Fisher Alpha, MD Margalef Diversity, H Shannon Weaver Diversity, Tem Temperature.

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