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Table 5

Results of multiple regression between Oligochaeta species composition and abiotic variables in the Iguaçu River, Brazil. Water temperature (WT), dissolved oxygen (DO), electrical conductivity (EC), organic matter (OM), Aluminum (Al) and Lead (Pb). Significant values in bold.

Variables Estimate Standard error T p
PCoA 1 DO –0.05 0.04 –1.37 0.194
EC –0.01 <0.01 –2.40 0.033
pH –0.16 0.08 –2.12 0.055
OM <0.01 <0.01 1.30 0.215
Al –0.10 0.04 –2.49 0.028
Pb 2.12 1.21 1.74 0.107

PCoA 2 DO –0.04 0.03 –1.27 0.226
EC 0.01 <0.01 3.28 0.006
pH 0.13 0.07 1.80 0.096
OM <–0.01 <0.01 –2.28 0.041
Al –0.04 0.04 –0.99 0.341
Pb 1.87 1.17 1.58 0.137

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