Table 1 Canonical coefficient and intraset correlation of salt marsh and estuary marsh for the 12 environmental factors
Variable | Canonical coefficient | Intraset correlation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Axis 1 | Axis 2 | Axis 1 | Axis 2 | |
Gravel (%) | 0.015 | 0.094 | 0.413 | 0.111 |
Sand (%) | 0.001 | 0.293 | 0.187 | − 0.218 |
Silt (%) | −  0.062 | 0.246 | − 0.489 | 0.061 |
Clay (%) | − 0.015 | 0.163 | 0.079 | 0.251 |
pH | − 0.022 | 0.003 | − 0.402 | − 0.244 |
M.C. (%) | 0.093 | − 0.045 | − 0.073 | − 0.684 |
TOC (%) | − 0.102 | − 0.012 | − 0.384 | − 0.807 |
Salinity (PSU) | − 0.345 | 0.059 | − 0.055 | 0.278 |
E.C. (us) | 0.237 | − 0.040 | − 0.066 | 0.250 |
T-N (mg/g) | 0.021 | − 0.007 | 0.005 | − 0.534 |
A-P (μg/g) | 0.101 | − 0.002 | 0.386 | 0.160 |
Altitude (m) | − 0.051 | − 0.017 | − 0.522 | − 0.272 |