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. 2013 Jun 19;8(6):e66674. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066674

Table 3. One-way ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test results.

Parameter Difference between sites
Total phytoplankton biomass F(6,13) = 92.91 (Aug)***
(µg chl-a L−1) n.s. (Sept)
F(6,13) = 7.13 (Oct)**
n.s. (Nov)
F(6,13) = 18.31 (Dec)***
Total cyanobacterial biomass F(6,13) = 10.33 (Aug)**
(µg chl-a L−1) n.s (Sept)
F(6,13) = 4.23 (Oct)*
F(6,13) = 34.34 (Nov)***
F(6,13) = 18.31(Dec)***
Cyanobacterial fraction (%) F(6,21) = 2.83 (Aug-Nov data)*
Total zooplankton biomass (mg DM L−1) n.s.
Adult Daphnia biomass (mg DM L−1) ?2 = 15.27, d.f. = 7*
Juvenile Daphnia biomass (mg DM L−1) n.s.
Ceriodaphnia biomass (mg DM L−1) n.s.
Calanoid copepod biomass (mg DM L−1) n.s.
Ostracoda biomass (mg DM L−1) n.s.
Cyclopoid copepod biomass (µg DM L−1) n.s.
Bosmina biomass (µg DM L−1) n.s.
H’Zoo F(6,34) = 2.46*
H’Phyo F(6,69) = 2.18
Daphnia : calanoid copepoda n.s.
Intracellular microcystin (µg L−1) F(6,34) = 2.41
Bioaccumulated microcystin (µg g−1 DM) n.s.
Mean zooplankton biomass (µg indiv. −1) n.s.

Statistical results of differences between sites (one-way ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis test) of zooplankton and primary producer parameters. DM = dry mass;

***

 = p<0.001,

**

 = p<0.01,

*

 = p<0.05,

 = p<0.1;

n.s. = not significant.