TABLE 2.

Correlations between relative abundances of particle-associated Vibrio spp. and algal groups or environmental factors

Yr	Pearson's correlation coefficienta for correlation between Vibrio abundance and:
	Diatom abundance	Dinoflagellate abundance	Raphidophyte abundance	Temp	Salinity	Chlorophyll a
All	0.745***	0.560***	0.768***	0.105	0.202*	0.343***
2009	0.764***	0.231	0.513**	0.258	0.135	0.535*
2010	0.657***	0.550***	0.855***	0.074	0.293*	0.646***
2011	0.779***	0.760***	0.560***	−0.051	−0.121	0.241

^aSignificance levels: *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001.