Table 2.

Sum total and the monthly average number of colonies plate⁻¹ for total and individual algal groups

Month and year	Total algae		Cyanophyta		Chlorophyta		Bacillariophyta
	CT	CA	CT	CA	CT	CA	CT	CA
March 2003	360	5.0	320	4.4	32	–	8	–
April 2003	384	5.3	362	5.0	14	–	8	–
May 2003	432	6.0	388	5.4	30	–	14	–
June 2003	980	13.6	882	12..3	88	1.2	10	–
July 2003	768	10.7	584	8.1	169	2.3	15	–
August 2003	672	9.3	538	7.4	121	1.6	13	–
September 2003	600	8.3	432	6.0	156	2.1	12	–
October 2003	614	8.5	313	4.3	276	3.8	25	–
November 2003	528	7.3	254	3.5	270	3.8	4	–
December 2003	528	7.3	238	3.3	285	3.8	5	–
January 2004	456	6.3	190	2.6	260	3.6	6	–
February 2004	408	5.6	221	3.1	178	2.5	9	–
March 2004	370	5.1	250	3.5	112	1.5	8	–
April 2004	410	5.6	324	4.5	78	1.0	8	–
May 2004	456	6.3	382	5.3	60	–	14	–
June 2004	1004	13..9	910	12.6	81	1.1	13	–
July 2004	780	10.8	716	10.0	52	–	12	–
August 2004	682	9.4	620	8.6	53	–	9	–
September 2004	607	8.4	556	7.7	42	–	9	–
October 2004	602	8.4	503	7.0	93	1.3	6	–
November 2004	540	7.5	245	3.4	290	4.0	5	–
December 2004	466	6.4	158	2.1	302	4.2	6	–
January 2005	410	5.6	86	1.2	316	4.3	8	–
February 2005	355	4.9	170	2.4	178	2.4	7	–

C_T total number of colony, C_A monthly average number of colonies plate⁻¹