Table 2. Significant relationships between interannually reoccurring abundant or dominant operational taxonomic units (OTUs) identified in Figure 4 and co-occurring environmental parameters.
| Order | OTUs | Significant correlations with environmental variables (P<0.05)a |
|---|---|---|
| Capnodiales | 13 | Salinity (P=0.03, rho=−0.346) |
| 23 | Nitrite (P=0.01, rho=0.386) | |
| 41 | Salinity (P=0.02, rho=−0.358) | |
| 49 | Temperature (P=0.01, rho=0.366); PON (P<0.01, rho=0.584) | |
| 51 | Salinity (P=0.04, rho=−0.319) | |
| 77 | Salinity (P=0.04, rho=−0.318) | |
| 96 | Phosphate (P=0.01, rho=0.393) | |
| 442 | Salinity (P=0.03, rho=−0.338) | |
| Dothideales | 1 | Temp. (P=0.01, rho=−0.385); phos. (P=0.02, rho=0.372); TPN (P=0.01, rho=0.417) |
| Pleosporales | 12 | Chlorophyll (P=0.01, rho=0.357) |
| Geastrales | 25 | Temp. (P<0.01, rho=0.455); PON (P=0.01, rho=0.497) |
| 387 | Salinity (P=0.02, rho=0.357) | |
| 430 | Temperature (P<0.01, rho=0.411); ammonia (P<0.01, rho=0.440) | |
| Malasseziales | 20 | Nitrite (P<0.01, rho=0.473) |
| Chytridiomycota | 14 | Diatoms (P<0.01, rho=0.429) |
a
Results from Pearson's correlations.