Data were flagged as below detection limits if no measurable rates were returned after calculations. See equations in methodology section of:
Bernard, Rebecca & Mortazavi, Behzad & A. Kleinhuizen, Alice. (2015). Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) seasonally dominates NO3− reduction pathways in an anthropogenically impacted sub-tropical coastal lagoon. Biogeochemistry. 125. 47-64. 10.1007/s10533-015-0111-6.
Statistical Analysis
To test the seasonal flux variability between sites in Little Lagoon, two-way ANOVAs with site and date as independent variables were performed. When data could not be transformed to meet ANOVA assumptions, Wilcoxon/Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric tests were used. When significant differences occurred, Tukey HSD or Steel-Dwass post hoc tests were used to determine significant interactions. A Principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted on all biogeochemical parameters to identify underlying multivariate components that may be influencing N fluxes. Spearman’s rho correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship between the principal components and fluxes. Statistical significance of the data set was determined at α=0.05 and error is reported as standard error. All statistical analyses were performed in SAS JMP 10 (SAS Institute Inc.).
BCO-DMO Data Processing Notes:
- Data reorganized into one table under one set of column names
- Units removed from column names
- Column names reformatted to meet BCO-DMO standards
- Information captured in original column names entered under column Value_Description
- Created column Year to describe to capture the metadata in the file name
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