Table 1.
Environmental properties for high, intermediate, and low disturbed mangrove forests
Disturbance | Phosphate (μM)a | Nitrate+nitrite (μM)a | Ammonia (μM)a | Chlorophyll (μg L-1)a | δ13C (range)b | δ15N (range)b | Samples (n)c,d,e |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | 0.23 ± 0.23 | 0.46 ± 0.54 | 0.39 ± 0.36 | 11.52 ± 5.86 | −18.45, −27.76 | 0.36, 11.08 | 89 |
Intermediate | 0.33 ± 0.33 | 0.87 ± 0.46 | 1.77 ± 0.60 | 8.80 ± 2.58 | −18.49, −29.00 | 0.54, 8.84 | 34 |
High | 2.41 ± 1.01 | 9.91 ± 8.75 | 12.79 ± 7.50 | 30.75 ± 23.52 | −27.01, −32.08 | 0.73, 5.86 | 29 |
p Valuef | 9.10 × 1011 | 8.2 × 10−12 | 2.20 × 10−16 | 1.70 × 10−6 | – | – | – |
Mean value.
Low and high values provided.
Low disturbance (Cayapas-Mataje = 88, Muisne = 1).
Intermediate disturbance (Cayapas-Mataje = 33, Muisne = 1).
High disturbance (Muisne = 29).
p Value (Kruskal-Wallis test).