Research Article

The Interdependency of the Morphological Variations of the Planktonic Foraminiferal Species Globigerina bulloides in Surface Sediments on the Environmental Parameters of the Southwestern Indian Ocean

Table 3

(a) Correlation coefficient equation of all morphological characters against the various ecological parameters. (b) Comparative square values of sample correlation coefficient ( values) between all morphological and ecological parameters.
(a)

ā€‰SSTSSSNitratePhosphateTotal nutrientDissolved oxygen

Test size
Number of chambers
Proloculus size
Dextrality

(b)

ā€‰SSTSSSNitratePhosphateTotal nutrientDissolved oxygen

Test size0.2890.0290.3290.0730.3520.322
Number of chambers0.130.0970.0010.1290.0230.226
Proloculus size0.2920.140.2050.0390.2090.341
Dextrality0.020.1090.0110.0780.0540.062