Species and genetic diversity relationships in benthic macroinvertebrate communities along a salinity gradient

Table 4 Environmental variables measured at all sample sites and times

Site	Sample time	Salinity	Temp, °C	C/N ratio	Organic matter, mg	Water-content, %	Porosity, %	Mean grain size, ϕ	Sorting (σ_I)
List	August 2018	33	22	9.48	0.940	17.59	0.34	1.41	1.27
Saltö	August 2018	26	18	10.46	1.16	24.03	0.43	2.24	1.76
	November 2018	25	3	8.86	1.24	27.22	0.50	2.82	0.82
	April 2019	23	11	8.57	1.07	21.20	0.40	2.35	1.53
	August 2019	22	18	7.77	1.34	25.17	0.47	2.16	1.90
Herslev	August 2018	15	23	6.31	1.06	21.56	0.40	1.37	0.70
	November 2018	16	5	4.40	1.16	23.35	0.48	2.15	0.85
	April 2019	15	15	1.94	1.02	22.46	0.40	2.35	0.85
	August 2019	15	17	8.30	1.23	20.37	0.37	2.06	1.05
Gollwitz	August 2018	13	23	9.83	1.42	27.63	0.49	2.78	0.89
Öland	August 2018	7	21	9.89	0.89	22.69	0.43	2.40	0.63
	November 2018	8	1	3.83	0.61	24.15	0.44	2.70	0.41
	April 2019	9	14	7.06	0.55	23.42	0.44	2.50	0.46
	August 2019	8	18	6.90	0.70	20.75	0.37	2.48	0.49
Tvärminne	August 2018	7	13	6.82	1.40	32.41	0.56	2.60	0.67
Pori	August 2018	6	18	8.64	0.24	22.42	0.40	2.49	0.63

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