Table 2.
Salinity, temperature, and depth for samples used in qPCR analysis.
| 4 April 2013 | 23 May 2013 | 20 June 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinity (PSU) | Temperature (°C) | Depth (m) | Salinity (PSU) | Temperature (°C) | Depth (m) | Salinity (PSU) | Temperature (°C) | Depth (m) | ||
| North channel | S | 1.0 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 13.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 17.4 | 1.3 |
| B | 26.2 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 28.2 | 9.8 | 23.9 | 26.5 | 14.9 | 20.2 | |
| Estuary mouth | S | 5.8 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 12.4 | 1.1 | 19.1 | 15.7 | 1.2 |
| B | 18.9 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 30.1 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 30.2 | 13.8 | 15.2 | |
| SATURN 03 | S | 3.5 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 13.2 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 17.8 | 1.0 |
| B | 25.7 | 9.5 | 15.2 | 28.6 | 9.9 | 15.0 | 26.9 | 14.8 | 15.2 | |
| South channel | S | 2.2 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 13.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 18.0 | 1.0 |
| B | 24.2 | 9.5 | 16.4 | 0.1 | 13.8 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 17.9 | 11.2 | |
| SATURN 04 | S | 0.2 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 13.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 17.9 | 0.8 |
| B | 0.7 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 13.8 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 17.9 | 8.4 | |
S, refers to surface sample; B, refers to bottom sample.