Table 1. Correlations between investigated water column pigments and phytoplankton groups in Lake Võrtsjärv (02.2010–02.2011).
| Pair of characteristics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chl a & Tot BM | y = -1.35+ 1.35* x | r = 0.93 | p = 0.00001 | r2 = 0.86 |
| Fuco & Diatoms | y = 0.36+ 1.51* x | r = 0.87 | p = 0.0003 | r2 = 0.75 |
| Diadino & Diatoms | y = -0.13+ 4.48* x | r = 0.92 | p = 0.00001 | r2 = 0.85 |
| Diato & Diatoms | y = 1.04 + 22.50* x | r = 0.58 | p = 0.0365 | r2 = 0.34 |
| Zea & Cyano | y = -1.51+ 6.29* x | r = 0.95 | p = 0.00000 | r2 = 0.91 |
| Cantha & Col Cyano | y = -0.013+ 1.56* x | r = 0.99 | p = 0.00000 | r2 = 0.97 |
| Lut & Chloro | y = 0.032+ 1.57* x | r = 0.63 | p = 0.0220 | r2 = 0.39 |
| Chl b & Chloro | y = 0.14 + 0.47* x | r = 0.32 | p = 0.28 | r2 = 0.11 |
| Allo & Crypto | y = -0.028+ 0.38* x | r = 0.82 | p = 0.0007 | r2 = 0.67 |
Chl a–chlorophyll a; Fuco—fucoxanthin; Diadino—diadinoxanthin; Diato—diatoxanthin; Zea—zeaxanthin; Cantha—canthaxanthin; Lut—lutein; Chl b–chlorophyll b; Allo—alloxanthin; Tot BM—total phytoplankton biomass; Cyano—cyanobacteria; Col Cyano—colonial cyanobacteria; Chloro—chlorophytes (green algae); Crypto—cryptophytes.