Table 1.
Pearson correlation coefficient and significance levels between ciliates, HNF, Chla and bacteria for all tanks and experimental days
| Pearson correlation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciliates | HNF | Bacteria | Chla | |
| Ciliates | ||||
| Pearson correlation | 1 | −0.620** | 0.582** | −0.477** |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| HNF | ||||
| Pearson correlation | −0.620** | 1 | −0.048 | 0.796** |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0 | 0.741 | 0 | |
| N | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Bacteria | ||||
| Pearson correlation | 0.582** | −0.048 | 1 | −0.001 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0 | 0.741 | 0.993 | |
| N | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Chla | ||||
| Pearson correlation | −0.477** | 0.796** | −0.001 | 1 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0 | 0 | 0.993 | |
| N | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).