Table 3 Physicochemical parameters analyzed based on type of land use
Type of land use | Air temp. (°C)* | Seawater parameter data* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seawater temp. (°C) | pH | %NaCl | Turbidity (NTU) | TSS (mg/l) | Total N (mg/l) | Total P (mg/l) | BOD5 (mg/l) | ||
Mangrove forests | 27.33 ± 1.80a** | 28.33 ± 0.50a | 7.03 ± 0.13a | 4.00 ± 0.00b | 10.47 ± 2.09a | 28.44 ± 6.56a | 0.42 ± 0.06a | 0.04 ± 0.01a | 2.31 ± 1.13b |
Tourist sites | 29.00 ± 2.29a | 30.00 ± 0.86b | 7.16 ± 0.18a | 4.00 ± 0.00b | 12.64 ± 9.83a | 40.48 ± 18.85a | 0.24 ± 0.11a | 0.05 ± 0.01a | 1.24 ± 0.26a |
Aquaculture sites | 28.00 ± 2.29a | 29.00 ± 1.50ab | 7.20 ± 0.37a | 2.66 ± 1.32a | 65.70 ± 46.68b | 128.95 ± 64.50b | 0.84 ± 0.36b | 0.07 ± 0.03a | 1.62 ± 0.38ab |
p-value*** (between groups) | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.35 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.01 |