The Effect of UV Irradiation on Rearing Water Quality, Growth, and Survival of European Lobster (Homarus gammarus, L.) Larvae

Table 3

Summary of statistics for testing the effect of UV disinfection on survival and growth of larvae and postlarvae Homarus gammarus.

	Student’s t-test/Mann–Whitney Utest
Survival
4 DPS	t(3.4) = 0.950,
8 DPS	t(3.2) = 3.819,
12 DPS	t(3.2) = 1.944,
15 DPS	t(2.4) = 0.042,
Wet body weight
0 DPS	t(58) = 0.950,
4 DPS	U = 325.5, nctrl/uv = 30,
8 DPS	U = 237.5, nctrl/uv = 30,
12 DPS	U = 257.0, nctrl/uv = 30,
15 DPS	t(54) = 1.988,
Carapace length
0 DPS	U = 333.5, nctrl/uv = 30,
4 DPS	U = 589.5, nctrl/uv = 30,
8 DPS	U = 272.0, nctrl/uv = 30,
12 DPS	U = 280.5, nctrl/uv = 30,
15 DPS	U = 207.0, nctrl = 30/nuv = 26,

DPS: days poststocking; rows in bold highlight statistical significance.