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Table 1 Comparison of the environmental conditions for the three protected lagoons of EYNR

From: Suaeda foliosa Moq. (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae) first record of the genus and species for Valparaíso Region, Chile

 

Body of water

 

Abiotic factors

Albufera Lagoon

Matanza Lagoon

Colejuda Lagoon

Source

Surface

16 hectares

190 hectares

20 hectares

-

Height above mean sea level

0

8 m

7 m

Unpublished observations

Regime

Permanent littoral lagoon

Permanent lagoon

Seasonal lagoon

-

pH of the water column

8.5 to 8.9

8.4 to 9.5

8.4 to 8.9

Figueroa et al. (2009)

pH soil

7.4

6.8 to 8.1

7.9

Unpublished observations

Salinity of the water column

37

5 to 12

151

Unpublished observations

Conductivity of the water column

65,700 to 65,800 mS/cm

8,990 mS/cm

183,000 mS/cm

Figueroa et al. (2009)

Conductivity of the soil

313 dS/cm

216 dS/cm

967 dS/cm

Unpublished observations