Table 5.
Variable | Positive sites (range) | Negative sites (range) | |
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Average canopy cover (%) | 37 (0, 100) | 28 (0, 100) | |
Average emergent vegetation cover (%) | 51 (0, 100) | 27.2 (0, 100) | |
Average total dissolved solids (ppm) | 75 (15, 216) | 97 (5, 240) | |
Proportion of potential habitats positive by water permanence | Temporary | 0.47 | 0.53 |
Semipermanent | 0.61 | 0.66 | |
Permanent | 0.61 | 0.33 | |
Proportion of potential habitats positive by water flow | Stationary | 0.67 | 0.33 |
Slow flowing | 0.25 | 0.75 | |
Fast flowing | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Proportion of potential habitats positive by water turbidity | Transparent | 0.67 | 0.33 |
Cloudy | 0.65 | 0.35 | |
Very cloudy | 0.65 | 0.35 | |
Opaque | 0.67 | 0.33 |