Table 3 ANOVA results for stream nutrients and environmental variables taken in 2011 and 2012. Bold values indicate significance at α = 0.05

Chloride (mg L⁻¹)

0.49

0.82

0.12

0.10

4.75

0.04

Nitrate (mg L⁻¹)

0.08

0.16

0.03

0.02

4.94

0.04

O-Phosphate (mg L⁻¹)

0.08

0.12

0.01

0.01

4.71

0.05

Sulfate (mg L⁻¹)

1.68

5.37

1.59

1.30

4.91

0.04

Sodium (mg L⁻¹)

1.77

2.00

0.14

0.11

1.70

0.20

Potassium (mg L⁻¹)

1.33

1.85

0.15

0.12

7.13

0.01

Magnesium (mg L⁻¹)

17.61

27.55

2.88

2.35

7.13

0.01

Calcium (mg L⁻¹)

130.59

116.37

6.22

5.10

3.14

0.09

Chlorophyll a (µg L⁻¹)

446.48

517.55

86.21

70.39

0.41

0.53

Canopy cover (%)

62.56

87.07

3.61

2.94

20.94

0.0007

Flow (m³ sec⁻¹)

0.41

2.15

0.32

0.26

17.77

0.0003