Table 3. Results of multiple correlation analysis, for WNA and ENA, between the abundance of different nauplii size fractions (NS1–NS5), abiotic and biotic parameters (significant β coefficients are marked by an asterisk)
WNA | NS1 | NS2 | NS3 | NS4 | NS5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Multiple correlation coefficient | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.52 |
Temperature | 0.57* | 0.55* | 0.41* | 0.32* | −0.30* |
Salinity | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
Bacteria | 0.23* | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.12 |
Cyanobacteria | –0.02 | 0.00 | 0.34* | 0.43* | 0.27* |
Chlorophyll a | –0.13 | –0.07 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
Nanophytoplankton | –0.06 | 0.07 | 0.21* | 0.35* | 0.27* |
Microphytoplankton | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.21* | 0.21* |
ENA | NS1 | NS2 | NS3 | NS4 | NS5 |
Multiple correlation coefficient | 0.46 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.46 | 0.68 |
Temperature | 0.36* | 0.12 | 0.00 | –0.18 | –0.57* |
Salinity | –0.03 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
Bacteria | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.11 |
Cyanobacteria | 0.07 | 0.03 | –0.02 | 0.01 | 0.31* |
Chlorophyll a | –0.06 | –0.07 | –0.11 | –0.21 | –0.13 |
Nanophytoplankton | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.34* | 0.20 | 0.11 |
Microphytoplankton | –0.02 | –0.07 | –0.10 | –0.02 | –0.02 |