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Table 2 Pearson’s correlations (coefficient of correlations) between the various physicochemical parameters

From: The physicochemical and environmental factors affecting the distribution of Anopheles merus along the Kenyan coast

Variables

Temp (°C)

Conduct (S/m)

Salinity (dS/m)

DO (mg/L)

pH

TDS (Mg/L)

Emerg %

Debris %

Canopy %

Algae %

Cond

0.233*

         

Sal

0.110

0.686**

        

DomgL

-0.006

-0.124

-0.075

       

PH

-0.103

0.028

-0.030

0.158

      

TDS

0.173

0.115

0.070

-0.063

-0.126

     

Emerg %

-0.048

-0.048

-0.039

0.019

0.031

-0.043

    

Debris %

-0.099

-0.012

0.034

-0.104

-0.060

-0.031

0.104

   

Can %

-0.142

0.083

-0.062

-0.173

0.095

-0.050

0.160*

0.088

  

Algae %

0.117

0.017

-0.046

-0.022

-0.105

0.394**

-0.049

-0.015

-0.042

 

An. merus

0.346**

0.189

0.264*

-0.200

-0.062

0.142

-0.096

-0.088

-0.029

0.151

  1. KEY:
  2. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
  3. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
  4. Temp = Temperature; Conduct = Conductivity; DO = Dissolved oxygen; TDS = Total dissolved solids; Can = Canopy coverage; Emerg = Emergent plant coverage.