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.