Table 2. Descriptive statistics of nifH gene transcript abundances (l−1).
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UCYN-A |
Crocosphaera |
γ-24774A11 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day (n=36) | Night (n=36) | Day (n=36) | Night (n=36) | Day (n=36) | Night (n=36) | |
| Mean | 9.5 × 103 | 2.3 × 103 | 3.4 × 103 | 1.6 × 105 | 2.5 × 102 | 6.9 × 102 |
| s.d. | 3.2 × 104 | 5.8 × 103 | 1.1 × 104 | 4.8 × 105 | 4 × 102 | 1.1 × 103 |
| Median | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2050 | 1 | 173 |
| Maximum | 1.8 × 105 | 2.5 × 104 | 6 × 104 | 2.6 × 106 | 1.3 × 103 | 5.0 × 103 |
Low median values reflect presence of a large number of data points with low values, as evidence of patchiness. Value 1 indicates ‘Detected but not Quantifiable', DNQ.