Table 2 Observed correlation values between environmental parameters and zooplankton diversity index (H')
Parameter | Correlation coefficients (r) of Zooplankton diversity (H’) | |
|---|---|---|
Vavuniya reservoir | Thandikulam reservoir | |
RF | − 0.015 | − 0.112 |
WL | 0.094 | 0.775 |
AT | − 0.442 | − 0.486 |
WT | 0.217 | − 0.424 |
DO | 0.548 | 0.717 |
\({\text{NO}}_{3}^{-}\) | − 0.820* | − 0.686 |
\({\text{PO}}_{4}^{{3}-}\) | − 0.936** | − 0.805* |