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.
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.