Table 3.
Spearman rank order correlation results for association between fish abundance and the physico-chemical parameters at the Mara River and tributaries, n = 5
| Variable | Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | Site 4 | Site 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissolved Oxygen | 0.65*** | 0.62*** | 0.44** | − | − |
| pH | 0.52** | 0.28* | − | − | − |
| Conductivity | 0.24* | − | 0.27* | − | − |
| Turbidity | 0.38** | − | − | − | − |
| Temperature | 0.66*** | 0.74*** | − | 0.18 | 0.38** |
| Hardness | − | − | − | − | − |
| Salinity | − | − | − | − | − |
p <0.1, *p <0.05 **p <0.001 ***p <0.005; denotes strengths of correlation at different sites. Dissolved oxygen and temperature correlated strongly with fish abundance at sites 1, 2 and 3.