Parameters

Rainfall (mm)

At. Temp. (°C)

Wat. Temp. (°C)

Salinity (‰)

pH

DO (ml/l)

Fish eggs

Rainfall (mm)

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

At. Temp. (°C)

-0.67

1

 

 

 

 

 

Wat. Temp. (°C)

0.25

-0.17

1

 

 

 

 

Salinity (‰)

-0.75

0.83

-0.31

1

 

 

 

pH

-0.13

0.1

-0.22

0.072

1

 

 

DO (ml/l)

-0.36

0.41

-0.62

0.4

0.09

1

 

Fish eggs

-0.34

0.01

-0.15

0.058

-0.11

0.11

1

Table 5: Correlation coefficient (r) values between fin fish eggs abundance and physicochemical parameters, at stations II along Muthupettai waters during January-2011 to December-2012.