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Figure 19. Box-and-whisker plots <strong>of</strong> environmental variables <strong>collected</strong> at sites where P.<br />

cataracta was present (P) or absent (A). Conditions at sites with and without P.<br />

cataracta were compared using <strong>the</strong> Kolmogorov-Smirnov (water chemistry, habitat, and<br />

land use variables) or Mann-Whitney U test (habitat metrics and biological indexes)<br />

A<br />

P<br />

A<br />

P<br />

A<br />

P<br />

5 6 7 8 9<br />

pH<br />

p = 0.02<br />

0 100 200 300 400 500 600<br />

Conductivity (µs/cm)<br />

0 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800<br />

Acid Neutralizing Capacity (µeq/L)<br />

A<br />

P<br />

A<br />

P<br />

A<br />

P<br />

p = 0.18<br />

18 20 22 24 26 28<br />

Mean Daily Temperature (ºC)<br />

p = 0.59 p = 0.87<br />

0 2 4 6 8 10 12<br />

Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)<br />

p = 0.29 p = 0.30<br />

41<br />

0 5 10 15 20 25<br />

Dissolved Organic Carbon (mg/L)

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