Table 2.
Two-way ANOVA comparing the different paints used at the different times sampled for all biological and chemical analyses performed. The data were log 10 transformed for cytometry and fluorimetry.
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| Source | df | MS | F-ratio | p | |
| Bacterial count | Time 2 | 32.50 | 245.20 | ≤0.001 | |
| Paint 5 | 0.98 | 7.37 | ≤0.001 | ||
| Time*Paint 10 | 0.32 | 2.40 | 0.027 | ||
| Error 36 | 0.13 | ||||
| Phytoplankton count | Time 2 | 4.03 | 139.20 | ≤0.001 | |
| Paint 5 | 0.47 | 16.21 | ≤0.001 | ||
| Time*Paint 10 | 0.57 | 19.68 | ≤0.001 | ||
| Error 36 | 0.03 | ||||
| Chlorophyll a | Time 6 | 245.99 | 420.71 | ≤0.001 | |
| Paint 5 | 21.17 | 36.20 | ≤0.001 | ||
| Time*Paint 30 | 3.41 | 5.83 | ≤0.001 | ||
| Error 84 | 0.59 | ||||
| Dry biomass | Time 6 | 0.01 | 99.54 | ≤0.001 | |
| Paint 5 | 0.00 | 4.88 | 0.001 | ||
| Time*Paint 30 | 0.00 | 1.46 | 0.089 | ||
| Error 84 | 0.00 | ||||