Table 5. Water quality, biotic component, and nutrient data

Parameter Quality standard Observation stations
Batanglampe Lapoipoi Malamberi Pasiloange
Temperature (°C) Natural (28°C−30°C) 32 31 30 31
Salinity (‰) Natural (33−34°/oo) 34 31 32 33
Dissolved oxygen (mg/L) > 5 mg/L 7 7 8 7
pH 7−8.5 7.5 7.6 8.5 6.5
Chlorophyll-a (mg/m1) - 2.251 0.471 0.409 0.344
Phytoplankton abundance (cells/m3) 1,000,000 cells/m3 5,456,476 6,377,919 734,607 496,815
Zooplankton abundance (cells/m3) - 67,941 339,703 38,217 55,202
Larvae abundance (Ind/L) - 83 712 351 3,972
NO2 (µg/L) 8−10 µg/L 0.19 0.22 0.19 0.22
NO3 (mg/L) 0.06 mg/L 0.475 0.518 0.603 0.477
NH3 (mg/L) 0.3 mg/L 0.085 0.339 0.183 0.233
DIN (mg/L) - 0.562 0.859 0.788 0.712
DIP (PO43–) (mg/L) 0.015 mg/L 0.049 0.006 0.011 0.020
N:P ratio 16 11.47 143.20 71.63 35.61
Primary productivity - 170.284 35.630 30.940 26.023
DIN, dissolved inorganic nitrogen; DIP, dissolved inorganic phosphorus.