TABLE 3.
Correlations between relative abundances of particle-associated Vibrio spp. and Heterosigma akashiwo, Fibrocapsa japonica, dinoflagellates, or environmental factors during the intensive-sampling experiment
| Size fraction | Pearson's correlation coefficienta for correlation between Vibrio abundance and: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heterosigma abundance | Fibrocapsa abundance | Dinoflagellate abundance | Temp | Salinity | |
| 3.0–20 μm | 0.788*** | 0.015 | −0.133 | ||
| >20 μm | −0.212 | 0.543* | 0.541* | −0.463* | |
a
Significance levels: *, P < 0.05; ***, P < 0.001.