Table 2. Phosphorus pools in the mesocosms on day 21 and 42 for the four treatments.
SRP | TDP | Seston P | Total P | Sediment P | ||||||
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(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.