Vegetation and water characteristics of floating mat in a coastal lagoon as the habitat for endangered plant species

Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficients on vegetation and water characteristics of the floating mat (n = 61)

		PA				ZL				Water level	NO₃–N	NH₄–N	PO₄–P
		Height	Density	Cover.	AGDW	Height	Density	Cover.	AGDW	Water level	NO₃–N	NH₄–N	PO₄–P
PA	Height	1	.310*	.409**	.547**	.234	.069	.131	.124	.459**	.088	− .205	.112
	Density		1	.865**	.949**	.168	− .270*	− .170	− .163	− .125	.087	.025	.050
	Cover.			1	.875**	.195	− .211	− .123	− .062	− .096	.073	− .017	− .042
	AGDW				1	.252*	− .294*	− .191	− .131	− .097	.044	− .023	.061
ZL	Height					1	− .408**	− .305*	.248	.050	− .172	.321*	.088
	Density						1	.893**	.732**	.394**	.129	− .211	.027
	Cover.							1	.659**	.417**	.189	− .111	.178
	AGDW								1	.215	− .105	.011	− .038
Water level										1	.372**	− .021	.250
NO₃–N											1	.192	.329**
NH₄–N												1	.481**
PO₄–P													1

PA Phragmites australis, ZL Zizania latifolia, Cover. coverage, AGDW above-ground dry weight
*p < .05; **p < .01

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