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Table 10. CARICOMP interstitial water salinity measurements at mangrove sites, 1994-1995.

Belize Colombia Curaçao Puerto Rico Venezuela: EDIMAR
 
Belize
Salinity
1995 
Month SD SE
Jan      
Feb      
Mar      
Apr      
May      
Jun      
Jul      
Aug 41.50 12.77 5.21
Sep 35.92 12.38 3.57
Oct 39.42 8.26 2.39
Nov 36.11 2.57 0.86
Dec 31.50 2.07 0.85

 

Colombia
Salinity
Map
1995 
Month SD SE
Jan      
Feb      
Mar      
Apr      
May      
Jun      
Jul 43.13 3.35 1.93
Aug 44.17 3.71 2.14
Sep 43.47 4.37 2.52
Oct 37.47 0.97 0.56
Nov 42.97 2.80 1.62
Dec 43.03 2.07 1.20

 

Curaçao Map
1994     1995
Month Mean SD SE Mean SD SE
Jan       38.76 4.27 1.91
Feb       39.62 5.11 2.29
Mar       38.42 4.39 1.96
Apr       40.46 6.12 2.74
May       39.44 5.25 2.35
Jun 40.36 1.29 0.58 flooded
Jul F     34.50 2.51 1.12
Aug 42.98 2.67 1.19 28.50 3.59 1.60
Sep 39.24 2.92 1.30      
Oct 39.62 4.68 2.09      
Nov flooded      
Dec 37.10 3.22 1.44      

 

Puerto Rico
Salinity
1994
Month SD SE
Jan      
Feb      
Mar      
Apr      
May      
Jun      
Jul      
Aug      
Sep      
Oct 35.50 1.64 0.67
Nov      
Dec      

 

Venezuela: EDIMAR
Salinity
Map
1995 
Month SD SE
Jan      
Feb      
Mar      
Apr      
May 49.00 1.41 1.00
Jun      
Jul 43.50 2.12 1.50
Aug 46.33 0.58 0.33
Sep      
Oct 40.00 3.46 2.00
Nov 41.33 2.08 1.20
Dec      

 

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