Site

Temperature (˚C)

Salinity (psu)

Density (kg∙m⁻³)

Mean

STD

Mean

STD

Mean

STD

T1

27.003

0.018

40.444

0.011

26.824

0.014

T2

27.071

0.007

40.455

0.004

26.810

0.003

T3

27.199

0.002

40.486

0.003

26.792

0.002

T4

27.109

0.009

40.440

0.003

26.786

0.004

T5

26.992

0.003

40.482

0.003

26.856

0.003

T6

26.994

0.021

40.516

0.004

26.881

0.010

T7

27.120

0.014

40.491

0.003

26.821

0.006

T 8

27.140

0.017

40.512

0.007

26.830

0.011

T 9

27.354

0.012

40.514

0.006

26.762

0.007

T 10

27.109

0.003

40.508

0.003

26.837

0.003

T 11

27.185

0.058

40.500

0.011

26.807

0.025

T 12

27.062

0.019

40.503

0.004

26.849

0.008

T 13

27.361

0.015

40.346

0.017

26.633

0.018

T 14

27.268

0.038

40.438

0.021

26.733

0.028

T 15

27.395

0.017

40.460

0.010

26.707

0.012

T 16

26.894

0.257

40.567

0.058

26.952

0.084

T 17

27.780

0.237

40.544

0.041

26.644

0.101

T 18

27.229

0.057

40.497

0.018

26.790

0.032

T 19

27.264

0.046

40.513

0.017

26.791

0.023

Kruskal Wallis Test (Among sites at Surface)

Temperature (˚C)

Salinity (psu)

Density (kg/m³)

Chi-Square

18.000

18.000

18.000

Degrees of freedom

18

18

18

p-value

0.456

0.456

0.456