Table 1. Correlation table between the different measured variables (AOB abundance, AOA abundance, nirK abundance, nirS abundance, NEA and DEA).
| AOB | AOA | nirK | nirS | NEA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOB | |||||
| AOA | 0.06 (0.69) | ||||
| nirK | 0.04 (0.79) | −0.02 (0.94) | |||
| nirS | 0.22 (0.11) | 0.27 (0.03) | −0.17 (0.20) | ||
| NEA | −0.43 (0.002) | 0.51 (<0.001) | 0.35 (0.02) | 0.01 (0.97) | |
| DEA | −0.39 (0.004) | 0.20 (0.10) | 0.53 (<0.001) | −0.08 (0.69) | 0.68 (<0.001) |
The strength of the linear relationship is given by the correlation coefficient r, P-values are given in parenthesis. Significant correlations are presented in bold. Spearman correlations were investigated on all data of the 3 sampling times (n = 54).