Table 3: Mean (± S.E.) local habitat conditions by distinct fish assemblage (cluster) in the Lime Hollow-Tunison streams. Roman numerals indicate significance group to which each assemblage belongs; (I-II) indicates no difference with either group I or II.
Cluster |
LH_wooded |
LH_wetland |
TB |
No Fish |
Temperature (°C) |
15.89 ± 0.31 (I) |
11.86 ± 0.49 (II) |
10.80 ± 0.04 (II) |
10.19 ± 0.06 (II) |
Conductivity (µS/cm) |
463 ± 1.74 (I) |
445 ± 0.00 (I) |
481 ± 0.00 (II) |
512 ± 8.58 (III) |
DO (% saturation) |
99.66 ± 1.07 (I) |
109.40 ± 1.20 (II) |
96.52 ± 2.05 (I) |
96.65 ± 0.66 (I) |
DO (mg/l) |
9.86 ± 0.17 (I) |
11.82 ± 0.01 (II) |
10.68 ± 0..22 (I-II) |
10.85 ± 0.08 (I-II) |
pH |
8.81 ± 0.02 (I) |
9.21 ± 0.13 (II) |
9.17 ± 0.03 (II) |
8.84 ± 0.17 (I-II) |
Width (m) |
4.2 ± 0.3 (I-II) |
3.4 ± 0.8 (I-II) |
5.2 ± 0.0 (I) |
1.8 ± 0.71 (II) |
Depth (cm) |
20.7 ± 1.9 (I-II) |
29.6 ± 12.8 (I) |
12.3 ± 3.4 (I-II) |
7.1 ± 1.2 (II) |
Discharge (m3/s) |
0.3257 ± 0.0249 (I) |
0.1290 ± 0.0894 (I-II) |
0.0012 ± 0.0001 (II) |
0.0001 ± 0.0003 (II) |