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Table 2 Mean monthly temporal values and SEM of some limnological parameters measured during the study

From: The influence of temporal variation of some limnological parameters on finfish assemblage in Osun River, Nigeria.

Parameters

Temperature (°C)

DO (mg/L)

Ammonia (mg/L)

pH

November 2017

22.60 ± 0.20

4.28 ± 0.05

ND

7.30 ± 0.03

December 2017

19.30 ± 0.29

2.63 ± 0.16

0.10 ± 0.05

7.30 ± 0.43

January 2018

24.00 ± 0.22

3.89 ± 0.03

ND

7.40 ± 0.10

February 2018

19.10 ± 0.26

2.89 ± 0.06

0.10 ± 0.05

7.00 ± 0.79

March 2018

19.30 ± 0.29

2.60 ± 0.16

0.10 ± 0.05

7.00 ± 0.03

April 2018

19.10 ± 0.26

2.87 ± 0.14

0.10 ± 0.05

7.10 ± 0.05

May 2018

18.30 ± 0.18

3.47 ± 0.10

0.10 ± 0.05

7.10 ± 0.34

June 2018

17.00 ± 0.00

3.04 ± 0.30

0.10 ± 0.07

7.20 ± 0.03

July 2018

15.10 ± 0.14

3.34 ± 0.15

0.30 ± 0.09*

7.00 ± 0.08

August 2018

15.40 ± 0.37

3.14 ± 0.06

0.20 ± 0.10*

6.80 ± 0.06

September 2018

15.90 ± 0.63

3.14 ± 0.06

0.10 ± 0.09

7.00 ± 0.01

October 2018

18.90 ± 0.51

3.19 ± 0.07

0.20 ± 0.10*

6.90 ± 0.07

Mean

18.70 ± 2.69

3.20 ± 0.54

1.20 ± 0.18

7.10 ± 0.25

  1. Superscript with astericks (*) within the same column are significantly different (p < 0.05), SEM Standard error of mean, DO Dissolved oxygen