Table 3 Linear regression analysis of the effect of total Daphnia biomass (B_tot) on the biomass (B_max) dwelling in the algal maximum (cf. Fig. 6). Comparison of the different Daphnia size classes. Model: log(B_max) = b·log(B_tot) + a.

1

1.180

-0.548

0.916

<0.001

2

1.252

-0.365

0.955

<0.001

3

1.230

-0.240

0.979

<0.001

4

1.209

-0.208

0.984

<0.001

total

1.214

-0.244

0.985

<0.001

Comparison of regressions

d.f.

F

p

Difference of slopes

3, 124

0.45

0.719

Difference of elevations

3, 127

70.43

<0.001