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Table 1 Spatial study: environmental variables measured in different sites

From: Peracarid assemblages of Zostera meadows in an estuarine ecosystem (O Grove inlet, NW Iberian Peninsula): spatial distribution and seasonal variation

 

D24

D26

D27

D31

D34

D35

D37

D38

D39

D40

T sed. (°C)

12.50

11.10

11.60

13.40

12.70

13.50

12.90

12.60

12.70

12.80

T bottom water (°C)

14.60

10.00

9.90

16.70

13.00

15.30

13.20

13.20

13.00

13.30

pH sed.

7.36

7.53

7.41

7.39

7.27

7.46

7.20

7.30

7.29

7.26

pH bottom water

7.76

7.90

7.85

7.81

7.74

7.89

7.74

7.71

7.70

7.73

Salinity (‰)

29.00

30.00

32.00

32.50

30.00

30.50

20.00

33.00

33.00

32.00

Gravel

1.87

4.44

0.38

1.95

0.23

0.68

1.03

5.77

1.05

22.38

Very coarse sand

0.50

2.38

0.21

0.57

0.14

0.53

0.36

1.09

0.37

3.95

Coarse sand

0.97

4.56

0.45

0.91

1.83

1.54

1.86

2.81

1.00

5.00

Medium sand

3.82

10.19

2.37

4.76

10.97

14.48

3.88

5.13

4.72

9.71

Fine sand

40.14

46.14

37.80

58.03

20.85

64.63

11.77

18.51

43.58

18.36

Very fine sand

40.68

25.89

47.89

23.20

33.93

11.40

19.49

29.66

31.07

13.17

Silt/clay

12.01

6.41

10.90

10.59

32.05

6.75

61.61

37.02

18.22

27.44

Q50

0.12

0.17

0.11

0.16

0.18

0.19

0.10

0.11

0.13

0.18

S0

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.45

1.82

1.30

2.31

1.70

1.61

1.99

TOM (%)

3.93

1.37

2.98

2.80

5.08

1.32

15.55

10.75

3.32

7.10

Carbonate content (%)

7.58

10.05

8.46

8.69

7.22

10.46

5.41

7.40

9.59

7.17

  1. Granulometric fractions in %, T sed temperature of the sediment, T bottom water temperature of the bottom water, pH sed pH of the sediment, pH bottom pH of the bottom water, Q 50 median grain size, S 0 sorting coefficient, TOM total organic matter