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<strong>Relationship</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chlorophyll</strong> a <strong>Concentration</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Seasonal</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Quality in Lake Manatee,.... 6Table 2. Pearson (rp) and Spearman's (rs) partial correlation coefficients and corresponding probability levels for variousparameters with chlorophyll a.Parameter rpProbability(r )prsProbability(rs)npH 0.019 0.7660 -0.014 0.8260 250ElectricalConductivity0.235 0.0002 0.222 0.0005 244Temperature 0.318 0.0001 0.345 0.0001 265DissolvedOxygen-0.055 0.3840 -0.046 0.4650 255Total P -0.132 0.0340 -0.141 0.0230 259Reactive P -0.120 0.0630 -0.108 0.0940 243TN/TP 0.170 0.0120 0.237 0.0004 218Chloride 0.384 0.0001 0.426 0.0001 116Fluoride 0.179 0.1680 0.325 0.0110 62Lead -0.202 0.1460 -0.090 0.5230 54Copper -0.018 0.7970 -0.046 0.5140 208TotalAlkalinity0.214 0.0940 0.256 0.0440 63Total N -0.009 0.8900 -0.057 0.3950 226TKN 0.091 0.1510 0.136 0.0310 251Ammonia 0.116 0.0760 0.100 0.1270 235Nitrate-N -0.401 0.0001 -0.311 0.0001 235Nitrite-N 0.280 0.0001 0.203 0.0020 234Sulfate 0.407 0.0001 0.405 0.0001 117Turbidity -0.116 0.0680 -0.104 0.1010 250Pheophytin a 0.161 0.0080 0.280 0.0001 267rp= Pearson's partial correlation coefficient.rs= Spearman's partial correlation coefficient.

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