Evidence for climate forcing of seasonal FC concentration
variability was associated with relatively lower mean rainfall
(8.05 C). River discharge and
catchment area variability among sites did not appear to influence
climate forcing. There was no evidence to suggest that
climate forcing of seasonal FC concentration variability was
greater among group 1 sites, in which fecal contamination
levels varied in relation to land-use composition, than group 2
sites, in which fecal contamination levels did not vary in
relation to land-use composition.