Journal of Student Research 2015

S audi Arabian University Student Cultural Integration: FIGURE 2

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In general, specific conductivity was higher in ephemeral wetlands than permanent wetlands and it gradually increased during the summer (Figure 3). Conductivity in permanent wetlands was the same during the first and last sample period with a mean and standard error of 25.5 ± 2.86 µS/ cm (Figure 3). There were significant differences in conductivity between ephemeral and permanent wetlands (P<0.001, F1,189=29.68). However, there were no significant differences between sampling periods (P=0.062, F6,189=2.05). Ephemeral wetlands displayed a wide range of conductivities and were highly variable compared to permanent wetlands.