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. 2015 Apr 16;10(4):e0123949. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123949

Table 2. Phosphorus pools in the mesocosms on day 21 and 42 for the four treatments.

SRP TDP Seston P Total P Sediment P
(μmol L-1) (μmol L-1) (μmol L-1) (μmol L-1) (mmol kg-1)
Treatment D21 D42 D21 D42 D21 D42 D21 D42 D21 D42
U 0.31 a 0.30 1.39 a 1.40 1.09 a 1.06 a 2.47 a 2.46 a 1.16 a 1.23 a
(0.09) (0.05) (0.25) (0.10) (0.11) (0.22) (0.24) (0.32) (0.20) (0.28)
P 0.33 a 0.36 1.24 a 1.56 2.71 b 1.77 * bc 3.95 b 3.34 bc 1.44 b 1.71 b
(0.10) (0.14) (0.28) (0.15) (0.33) (0.23) (0.59) (0.27) (0.30) (0.18)
NP16 0.27 ab 0.33 1.15 ab 1.38 3.03 b 1.64 * b 4.17 b 3.03 * b 1.47 b 1.54 b
(0.12) (0.05) (0.40) (0.09) (0.26) (0.12) (0.62) (0.13) (0.16) (0.20)
NP75 0.19 b 0.35 * 0.86 b 1.49 * 3.29 b 2.16 * c 4.15 b 3.64 c 1.65 b 1.61 b
(0.08) (0.08) (0.25) (0.25) (0.68) (0.49) (0.71) (0.34) (0.15) (0.08)

Each value represents the average and one standard deviation in parentheses. Different bolded letters indicate significant differences between the treatments within day, based on randomized block ANOVA.

* on day 42 denotes a significant change from day 21 based on Student’s t-test.