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Table 2 Inter-flume comparison

From: A multi-disciplinarily designed mesocosm to address the complex flow-sediment-ecology tripartite relationship on the microscale

Flume

Carbohydrates (μg gDW −1 )

Proteins (μg gDW −1 )

Chlorophyll a (μg gDW −1 )

Bacterial cells (10 7 gDW −1 )

Surface adhesiveness (mA)

1

23.1 ± 9.9

2.0 ± 1.7

1.1 ± 1.0

2.2 ± 1.7

630 ± 107

2

26.5 ± 11.2

2.7 ± 1.2

1.0 ± 1.0

1.9 ± 1.7

600 ± 96

3

25.5 ± 8.2

3.1 ± 1.6

1.4 ± 1.5

1.9 ± 1.0

558 ± 91

4

31.0 ± 16.5

2.5 ± 2.0

1.6 ± 2.1

2.0 ± 1.4

623 ± 132

5

32.7 ± 18.0

3.4 ± 3.0

2.1 ± 2.5

1.5 ± 0.9

623 ± 88

  1. Mean values of EPS (carbohydrates and protein) and chlorophyll a contents (n = 120), bacterial cell counts (n = 40) and surface adhesiveness (n = 135) over all measuring dates of the experiment within all five flumes (with STDev).
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