Patterns of Fish Assemblage, Growth, and Diet Composition in a Tropical River between Two Cascading Hydropower Dams

Table 4

In situ water quality of the Murum River during the dry (trip 1) and wet seasons (trip 2).

Parameter	Sampling	Station
		1	2	3	4	5
Depth (m)	Trip 1	4.1 ± 0.3^a1	6.6 ± 0.2^b1	12.6 ± 0.1^c2	28.1 ± 0.1^e2	23.3 ± 0.1^d2
	Trip 2	5.2 ± 0.1^a2	6.7 ± 0.1^b1	10.8 ± 0.1^c1	27.2 ± 0.2^e1	19.4 ± 0.1^d1
Temp (°C)	Trip 1	28.7 ± 0.0^b2	25.0 ± 0.1^a1	25.5 ± 0.0^a1	29.6 ± 0.1^c1	30.2 ± 0.5^c1
	Trip 2	27.7 ± 0.0^b1	24.9 ± 0.0^a1	28.6 ± 0.4^c2	29.6 ± 0.2^d1	30.3 ± 0.3^d1
pH	Trip 1	6.8 ± 0.0^e2	5.7 ± 0.0^b1	5.5 ± 0.0^a1	5.8 ± 0.0^c1	6.0 ± 0.0^d1
	Trip 2	6.7 ± 0.0^d1	5.9 ± 0.0^b2	5.6 ± 0.0^a2	6.0 ± 0.0^c2	6.0 ± 0.0^c1
DO (mg/L)	Trip 1	8.2 ± 0.0^d1	2.1 ± 0.0^a1	2.1 ± 0.0^a1	4.1 ± 0.1^c1	3.3 ± 3.0^b1
	Trip 2	8.2 ± 0.0^d1	2.8 ± 0.0^a2	4.2 ± 0.1^c2	4.2 ± 0.3^c1	3.5 ± 2.7^b1
Cond (μS/cm)	Trip 1	33.8 ± 0.0^a2	53.2 ± 0.5^e2	46.3 ± 0.0^c2	49.4 ± 0.0^d2	44.6 ± 0.4^b2
	Trip 2	28.4 ± 0.0^a1	46.8 ± 0.1^d1	37.5 ± 0.3^b1	45.5 ± 0.6^c1	37.1 ± 0.2^b1
Turbidity (NTU)	Trip 1	10.4 ± 0.1^a2	44.6 ± 0.6^b2	60.5 ± 0.2^c2	57.0 ± 3.6^c2	8.3 ± 1.0^a1
	Trip 2	6.6 ± 0.0^a1	36.1 ± 0.4^d1	20.5 ± 2.0^c1	14.6 ± 1.8^b1	7.8 ± 2.0^a1

The mean followed by the same letter in the same row indicates no significant difference between stations, whereas the mean followed by the same number at each station for each parameter indicates no significant difference between trips ( value > 0.05).