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Table 1

Means values ±  standard error (n = 43) of environmental variables of the Xiquanyan reservoir. Differences between the seasons were tested by Tukey HSD ANOVA. Values with same superscripts in each column are not significantly different.

  Spring Summer Autumn p-value
Water temperature (°C) 6.31 ± 0.28a 24.31 ± 0.18b 12.69 ± 0.30c 0.000
pH 7.14 ± 0.07a 9.16 ± 0.11b 7.75 ± 0.10c 0.000
Dissolved oxygen(mg/L) 7.40 ± 0.40a 6.67 ± 0.27a 6.96 ± 0.23a 0.354
Conductivity (mS/m) 0.09 ± 0.00a 0.14 ± 0.01b 0.12 ± 0.00a,b 0.002
Water transparency (m) 0.46 ± 0.09a 0.84 ± 0.04b,c 0.78 ± 0.07b,c 0.000
Turbidity (NTU) 58.42 ± 18.41a 21.99 ± 3.89b,c 23.83 ± 1.33b,c 0.006
Chloride (mg/L) 3.63 ± 0.43a 7.73 ± 0.62b,c 6.42 ± 0.62b,c 0.000
Total nitrogen (mg/L) 0.66 ± 0.02a 0.91 ± 0.0 a 0.69 ± 0.02a 0.150
Ammonium (μg/L) 8.78 ± 1.04a 1.82 ± 0.24b,c 3.00 ± 0.69b,c 0.000
Nitrate (mg/L) 0.26 ± 0.04a 0.55 ± 0.11a,b 0.22 ± 0.02a,c 0.014
Total phosphorus (mg/L) 0.11 ± 0.03a 0.07 ± 0.01a,b 0.13 ± 0.03a,c 0.013
Chemical oxygen demand (mg/L) 4.73 ± 0.18a 4.96 ± 0.23a 5.04 ± 0.17a 0.838
Chlorophyll-a (μg/L) 3.32 ± 0.53a 17.54 ± 2.32b,c 19.03 ± 2.07b,c 0.000

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