TABLE 3.

Pearson correlation matrix between bacteria, viruses, and VBRs and study parameters^a

Parameter	Bacteria	Virus	VBR
DOC	0.58**	−0.07 NS	−0.54**
Absorptivity	0.58**	−0.05 NS	−0.51*
Abs DOC	0.55**	−0.06 NS	−0.55**
P	0.62**	0.07 NS	−0.43*
N	0.56**	0.06 NS	−0.53**
Chl a	0.33 NS	0.31 NS	−0.23 NS

^aAbs DOC, DOC-normalized absorptivity; NS, not significant; *, 0.01 < P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01 (n = 24).