Table 2. The variables used as predictors for the temporal development of zoobenthos communities in Kvädöfjärden.
| Variable | Abbr1 | Season | Months | Depth | Unit | Sampling station | Data prov2 | Lag phase3 |
| Local water temperature, summer | TsuL | Summer | June-Aug | 0–10 m | °C | Kvädöfjärden | SLU4 | −1 year |
| Local water transparency5 | TRL | Summer | Aug | NA | m | Kvädöfjärden | SLU4 | −1 year |
| Local fish community composition, summer | FsuL 6 | Summer | Aug | NA | NA | Kvädöfjärden | SLU4 | −1 year |
| Local fish community composition, autumn | FauL 7 | Autumn | Oct | NA | NA | Kvädöfjärden | SLU4 | –1 year |
| Local runoff of nitrogen from land | NL | Annual | NA | NA | Tonnes | Östergötland county (E) | SLU4 | – |
| Regional surface water temperature, spring | TspR | Spring | April | 0–10 m | °C | BY15 | SMHI8 | – |
| Regional surface water temperature, summer | TsuR | Summer | June-Aug | 0–10 m | °C | BY15 | SMHI8 | −1 year |
| Regional surface salinity | SR | Annual | NA | 0–10 m | psu | BY15 | SMHI8 | – |
| Regional surface pH | pHR | Annual | NA | 0–10 m | NA | BY15 | SMHI8 | – |
| Regional surface oxygen, summer | OR | Summer | July-Aug | 0–10 m | ml/l | BY15 | SMHI8 | −1 year |
| Regional surface DIN, winter | DINR | Winter | Jan-Feb | 0–10 m | µmol/l | BY15 | SMHI8 | – |
| Regional surface DIP, winter | DIPR | Winter | Jan-Feb | 0–10 m | µmol/l | BY15 | SMHI8 | – |
| Baltic Sea Index, winter | BSI | Winter | Dec-March | NA | NA | NA | IFM GEOMAR9 | – |
1
Abbreviation as used in the text and figures.
2
Data provider.
3
Lag phase of the data in the DISTLM analysis.
4
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
5
Excluded from analysis due to a VIF value >4 [28].
6
Explained 40% of variation in fish community structure [5].
7
Explained 45.4% of variation in fish community structure [5].
8
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.
9
Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences.