TABLE 2.

Correlation of culturable V. vulnificus concentrations with water temperature

Matrix	Correlation witha:
	Site temp		Avg temp
	P value	r	P value	r
Water	0.127	0.199	0.043	0.262
Sediment	0.717	0.048	0.354	0.122
Oysters	0.097	0.295	0.048	0.328
Vegetation	0.022	0.216	0.007	0.256

^aStatistically significant P values are in boldface, and correlation coefficients (Pearson's r) are reported.