Table 3 Simultaneous effects of chla and temperature on bacterial abundance in the surface layers (0–20 m), and bacterial production and temperature on heterotrophic nanoflagellates (HNF) in the layers between 20 and 30 m depth at station Stončica.R coefficient of correlation; r _p coefficient of partial correlation;a,b coefficients of multiple linear regression (a intercept; b slope; n=36 for bacteria andn=24 for HNF);β (beta coefficient) regression coefficient b stated in terms of its standard deviation;R coefficient of multiple regression; R²(%) coefficient of multiple determination, i.e. measure of the proportion (percentage) of variance explained; ** P<0.01; * P<0.05

From: Seasonal and vertical distribution of planktonic bacteria and heterotrophic nanoflagellates in the middle Adriatic Sea