Table 1 Effects of the tidal cycle (12 h, 13 samples including 0 h) and season (summer, autumn, winter and spring) on the environmental variability of the water column in the estuary of the river Quempillén (Ancud, Chile)
Source | df | MS | F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(A) Salinity | ||||
Tidal cycle | 12 | 163.4 | 46.61 | 0.0001 |
Season | 3 | 1223.3 | 14.86 | 0.0001 |
Tidal cycle × season | 36 | 56.6 | 16.15 | 0.0001 |
Error | 288 | 3.5 | ||
(B) TPM | ||||
Tidal cycle | 12 | 3.66 | 0.99 | 0.4584 |
Season | 3 | 277.01 | 1.25 | 0.3261 |
Tidal cycle × season | 36 | 5.24 | 1.41 | 0.0741 |
Error | 192 | 3.69 | ||
(C) OPM | ||||
Tidal cycle | 12 | 0.52 | 0.96 | 0.4865 |
Season | 3 | 33.9 | 2.41 | 0.1039 |
Tidal cycle × season | 36 | 0.53 | 0.96 | 0.5321 |
Error | 192 | 0.54 | ||