Appendix A. Spearman correlation coefficients for the parameters used in model development. Values in bold highlight relevant (R > 0.5) and significant (P ≤ 0.05) correlations. Only the in situ values from the Scheldt estuary were included.
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Bottom |
BP |
Chl a |
Chl b |
Chl c |
Depth |
DOC |
NH4 |
NO2 |
NO3 |
O2 % |
PAR |
PAR (%) |
PO4 |
Sal. |
DSi |
SPM |
SPM % C |
SPM % N |
TDN |
TDP |
Temp. |
PR-ratio |
Bacteria |
-0.667 |
0.765 |
0.855 |
0.694 |
0.621 |
-0.443 |
0.820 |
0.734 |
0.823 |
0.787 |
-0.841 |
-0.216 |
-0.124 |
0.872 |
-0.855 |
0.880 |
0.558 |
0.134 |
0.040 |
0.710 |
0.663 |
-0.294 |
0.093 |
Bottom |
|
-0.684 |
-0.664 |
-0.531 |
-0.611 |
0.251 |
-0.737 |
-0.567 |
-0.616 |
-0.650 |
-0.613 |
0.195 |
0.291 |
-0.521 |
0.739 |
-0.655 |
-0.334 |
-0.180 |
-0.011 |
-0.534 |
-0.451 |
0.303 |
-0.053 |
BP |
|
|
0.666 |
0.590 |
0.422 |
-0.301 |
0.757 |
0.645 |
0.660 |
0.678 |
-0.659 |
-0.169 |
-0.189 |
0.732 |
-0.688 |
0.735 |
0.376 |
0.093 |
0.023 |
0.578 |
0.548 |
-0.157 |
-0.027 |
Chl a |
|
|
|
0.673 |
0.869 |
-0.417 |
0.788 |
0.756 |
0.855 |
0.817 |
-0.788 |
-0.300 |
-0.189 |
0.826 |
-0.880 |
0.831 |
0.699 |
0.152 |
-0.001 |
0.827 |
0.593 |
-0.539 |
0.221 |
Chl b |
|
|
|
|
0.425 |
-0.204 |
0.500 |
0.480 |
0.623 |
0.475 |
-0.758 |
-0.338 |
-0.270 |
0.675 |
-0.660 |
0.699 |
0.351 |
0.228 |
0.300 |
0.390 |
0.589 |
-0.103 |
0.113 |
Chl c |
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|
|
|
|
-0.288 |
0.589 |
0.489 |
0.586 |
0.643 |
-0.454 |
-0.663 |
-0.122 |
0.530 |
-0.668 |
0.611 |
0.541 |
0.124 |
-0.143 |
0.636 |
0.408 |
-0.280 |
0.115 |
Depth |
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|
|
|
|
|
-0.461 |
-0.357 |
-0.471 |
-0.468 |
0.352 |
-0.428 |
-0.657 |
-0.397 |
0.505 |
-0.413 |
-0.288 |
0.103 |
0.188 |
-0.465 |
-0.240 |
0.226 |
-0.378 |
DOC |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
0.798 |
0.865 |
0.896 |
-0.759 |
-0.121 |
-0.083 |
0.792 |
-0.888 |
0.825 |
0.550 |
0.032 |
-0.164 |
0.814 |
0.519 |
-0.375 |
0.068 |
NH4 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.839 |
0.822 |
-0.761 |
-0.368 |
-0.241 |
0.815 |
-0.770 |
0.763 |
0.637 |
-0.077 |
-0.190 |
0.794 |
0.473 |
-0.508 |
-0.049 |
NO2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.903 |
-0.846 |
-0.254 |
-0.097 |
0.868 |
-0.913 |
0.900 |
0.603 |
0.118 |
-0.029 |
0.857 |
0.588 |
-0.460 |
0.120 |
NO3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-0.712 |
-0.162 |
-0.094 |
0.818 |
-0.861 |
0.845 |
0.629 |
0.050 |
-0.175 |
0.896 |
0.576 |
-0.443 |
0.058 |
O2 (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.427 |
0.289 |
-0.861 |
0.848 |
-0.901 |
-0.512 |
-0.150 |
-0.130 |
-0.627 |
-0.650 |
0.241 |
-0.017 |
PAR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.852 |
-0.266 |
0.233 |
-0.309 |
-0.210 |
-0.103 |
-0.144 |
-0.130 |
-0.232 |
0.290 |
0.408 |
PAR (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-0.121 |
0.123 |
-0.188 |
-0.117 |
-0.159 |
-0.153 |
-0.066 |
-0.179 |
0.153 |
0.468 |
PO4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-0.750 |
0.912 |
0.616 |
0.029 |
-0.045 |
0.761 |
0.806 |
-0.219 |
0.039 |
Salinity |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
-0.891 |
-0.523 |
-0.164 |
-0.022 |
-0.804 |
-0.511 |
0.495 |
-0.151 |
DSi |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.490 |
0.206 |
0.116 |
0.727 |
0.715 |
-0.232 |
0.020 |
SPM |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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-0.286 |
-0.429 |
0.675 |
0.359 |
-0.472 |
0.196 |
SPM %C |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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0.878 |
-0.009 |
0.173 |
-0.029 |
0.133 |
SPM %N |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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-0.237 |
0.101 |
0.174 |
0.073 |
TDN |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.514 |
-0.531 |
0.058 |
TDP |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
0.005 |
0.048 |
Temp |
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-0.205 |