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Amy L. Freestone and Brian D. Inouye. 2015. Nonrandom community assembly and high temporal turnover promote regional coexistence in tropics but not temperate zone. Ecology 96:264–273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-0145.1

Appendix C. Mean and variation in environmental variables among sites in each region.

Table C1. Mean (A) and variation (B) in environmental variables among sites in each region. Environmental variables include dissolved oxygen (DO), temperature (T), salinity (Sal), and relative chlorophyll levels (CHL). Data from the 12-month sampling are shown. Variation is expressed as the coefficient of variation, CV. Variation among racks within a site was negligible and variation among sites (shown) did not consistently vary with latitude.

A)

Region

Mean DO
mg/L

Mean T
°C

Mean Sal
ppt

Mean CHL
Relative to standard

Mean Clarity
Meters

Connecticut

7.53

17.8

30.3

30.7

2.20

Virginia

8.21

25.5

28.5

331.4

0.683

Florida

6.97

30.5

34.7

57.3

1.70

Belize

7.02

30.2

36.8

2.93

11.1

B)

Region

DO CV

T CV

Sal CV

CHL CV

Clarity CV

Connecticut

0.111

0.029

0.013

0.189

0.157

Virginia

0.284

0.032

0.107

1.12

0.664

Florida

0.102

0.030

0.052

1.02

1.23

Belize

0.230

0.023

0.004

1.14

0.371


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