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. 2012 May 2;7(5):e35224. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035224

Table 2. Mean 72 h LC50 values (mS/cm) estimated from Kaplan-Meier functions of the taxa groups in each of the regions.

E Aust France Israel S Africa K-M functions (df = 3)#
C&O* 43.0a 29.7b 37.6a,b 35.8a,b κ2 = 13.440, P = 0.004
Crust 51.1a 27.1b 36.5a,b κ2 = 14.287, P = 0.003
D&H 25.1a 30.4a 20.7a 25.0a κ2 = 4.153, P = 0.245
Epheme 14.1a 7.3b 11.8a,b 13.5a,b κ2 = 13.089, P = 0.004
Mites 30.9 19.3 31.8
Non-Ar 16.7a 13.9a,b 18.1a,b 10.9b κ2 = 7.127, P = 0.068
T&P 22.4a 16.6a 12.3b 22.3a,b κ2 = 24.898, P<0.001

Values with different superscript letters are significantly different (at the 0.05 level) between the regions.

#

Statistical test of equality of the Kaplan-Meier functions between the regions.

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C&O = Coleoptera and Odonata, Crust = Crustaceans, D&H = Diptera and Hemiptera, Epheme = Ephemeroptera, Mites = Hydracarina, Non-Ar = non-arthropods, T&P = Trichoptera and Plecoptera.