TABLE A4.
Significant Spearman correlation between fish metrics and abiotic data on the Karun River basin, Iran
| Row | Column | Correlation | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTLNTAX | COD | −.38532 | .005722 |
| FAMNTAX | COD | −.42455 | .00212 |
| INVENTAX | COD | −.45365 | .000937 |
| INVEPTAX | COD | −.37156 | .007891 |
| LITHNTAX | COD | −.42768 | .001948 |
| HERBPTAX | Ecol | −.42931 | .001864 |
| LEUCNTAX | Hardness | −.38493 | .005775 |
| MIGRPIND | Nitrate | −.36283 | .009609 |
| MIGRPTAX | Nitrate | −.42744 | .001961 |
| NATPIND | Nitrite | −.39706 | .004303 |
| NAT_PTAX | Nitrite | −.37429 | .00741 |
| MIGRPIND | TN | −.37735 | .006903 |
| MIGRPTAX | TN | −.44027 | .001376 |
| NATPTAX | TN | −.37259 | .007706 |
| CYPRNTAX | PH | −.45035 | .001032 |
| CYPRPIND | PH | −.40808 | .003263 |
| CYPRPTAX | PH | −.41813 | .002514 |
| LEUCPIND | PH | .415634 | .002685 |
| LEUCPTAX | PH | .371914 | .007827 |
| HERBPTAX | Phosphate | .439602 | .001402 |
| SLOWNTAX | Phosphate | −.38414 | .005885 |
| SLOWPIND | Phosphate | −.40703 | .003351 |
| SLOWPTAX | Phosphate | −.36525 | .009103 |
| NATPTAX | Alkalinity | −.3612 | .009962 |
| CYPRPIND | T-coliform | −.36613 | .008923 |
| CYPRPTAX | T-coliform | −.40285 | .003725 |
| HERBPTAX | T-coliform | −.40814 | .003258 |
| LEUCPIND | T-coliform | .395713 | .004449 |
| EDGENTAX | TDS | .395322 | .004492 |
| EDGEPTAX | TDS | .391769 | .004899 |
| PHYTPIND | TDS | −.36733 | .008685 |
| SLOWNTAX | TDS | .423332 | .00219 |
| SLOWPIND | TDS | .363175 | .009535 |
| SLOWPTAX | TDS | .426105 | .002033 |
| EDGENTAX | TKN | −.39259 | .004802 |
| EDGEPIND | TKN | −.44981 | .001048 |
| EDGEPTAX | TKN | −.41258 | .002907 |
| HERBPTAX | TKN | .505967 | .000178 |
| SLOWNTAX | TKN | −.48286 | .000383 |
| SLOWPIND | TKN | −.49646 | .000246 |
| SLOWPTAX | TKN | −.47447 | .000499 |
| LEUCPIND | TP | −.41475 | .002747 |
| EDGENTAX | TS | .476484 | .000469 |
| EDGEPIND | TS | .457951 | .000826 |
| EDGEPTAX | TS | .485204 | .000355 |
| SLOWNTAX | TS | .545361 | 4.21E-05 |
| SLOWPIND | TS | .501407 | .000208 |
| SLOWPTAX | TS | .547261 | 3.91E-05 |
| EDGENTAX | TSS | .469463 | .000583 |
| EDGEPIND | TSS | .471517 | .000547 |
| EDGEPTAX | TSS | .477984 | .000447 |
| HERBPTAX | TSS | −.38357 | .005965 |
| NATPIND | TSS | −.36659 | .008833 |
| SLOWNTAX | TSS | .54724 | 3.91E-05 |
| SLOWPIND | TSS | .522973 | 9.76E-05 |
| SLOWPTAX | TSS | .537709 | 5.65E-05 |
| EDGENTAX | NTU | .469463 | .000583 |
| EDGEPIND | NTU | .471517 | .000547 |
| EDGEPTAX | NTU | .477984 | .000447 |
| HERBPTAX | NTU | −.38357 | .005965 |
| NATPIND | NTU | −.36659 | .008833 |
| SLOWNTAX | NTU | .54724 | 3.91E-05 |
| SLOWPIND | NTU | .522973 | 9.76E-05 |
| SLOWPTAX | NTU | .537709 | 5.65E-05 |
| EDGENTAX | Temperature | .459793 | .000782 |
| EDGEPIND | Temperature | .398459 | .004157 |
| EDGEPTAX | Temperature | .438612 | .001442 |
| LEUCPIND | Temperature | −.42791 | .001936 |
| SLOWNTAX | Temperature | .404957 | .003532 |
| SLOWPTAX | Temperature | .425156 | .002086 |
| MIGRPIND | Depth | .396182 | .004398 |
| MIGRPTAX | Depth | .371474 | .007906 |
| CYPRPIND | Elevation | −.47641 | .00047 |
| CYPRPTAX | Elevation | −.40528 | .003504 |
| LEUCPIND | Elevation | .485939 | .000347 |
| LEUCPTAX | Elevation | .459916 | .000779 |
| OMNINTAX | Slope_perc | −.37958 | .006554 |
| CYPRPIND | Total Habitat Score | −.37465 | .007349 |
| OMNIPIND | Riparian | .429053 | .001877 |
| OMNIPTAX | Riparian | .430406 | .001809 |
| NATPIND | PC axis 1 | .450302 | .001033 |
| NATPTAX | PC axis 1 | .416034 | .002657 |
| VEGPTAX | PC axis 1 | −.38431 | .005862 |
| EDGENTAX | PC axis 1 | −.37097 | .007998 |
| VEGPTAX | PC axis 1 | −.38431 | .005862 |
Abbreviations: COD, chemical oxygen demand; NTU, nephelometric turbidity unit; TDS, total dissolved solid; TKN, total Kjeldahl nitrogen; TN, total nitrogen; TS, total solid; TSS, total suspended solid.