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Table 4 Student-Newman-Keuls' (SNK) Test Comparison of Chlorophyll a concentrations for Control, Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Nitrogen plus Phosphorus (N + P) treatments using Passive Diffusion Periphytometer in the Bosque River Watershed during the period of May 11–26, 1998.

From: Measuring variability in trophic status in the Lake Waco/Bosque River Watershed

Site

Treatment

Number of Replicates

Mean Chl. a (μg cm-2)

Standard Deviation (μg cm-2)

SNK Group (α = 0.05)

NB-01

Control

8

0.40

0.16

     

F

 

N

9

0.36

0.28

     

F

 

N+P

9

0.37

0.13

     

F

 

P

9

0.28

0.06

     

F

NB-02

Control

9

9.02

6.95

 

B

C

   
 

N

9

10.09

6.76

A

B

    
 

N+P

8

8.07

6.69

 

B

C

D

  
 

P

8

12.64

5.11

A

     

NB-04

Control

9

2.50

0.70

    

E

F

 

N

8

3.31

1.38

    

E

F

 

N+P

7

4.41

1.77

   

D

E

F

 

P

8

4.88

1.32

   

D

E

F

NB-05

Control

9

2.69

0.80

    

E

F

 

N

8

3.43

2.44

    

E

F

 

N+P

8

6.13

2.54

  

C

D

E

 
 

P

8

6.07

2.59

  

C

D

E

 

HC

Control

7

1.46

0.48

     

F

 

N

8

1.19

0.51

     

F

 

N+P

8

1.16

0.58

     

F

 

P

9

1.07

0.64

     

F

MB

Control

8

0.83

0.13

     

F

 

N

9

1.33

0.82

     

F

 

N+P

8

6.35

2.94

  

C

D

E

 
 

P

9

2.28

2.22

    

E

F