Table 5 Principal axis correlation coefficients (PCC) for the 10 taxa best correlated to (i.e. most determinant for) the three-dimensional nMDS ordinations. C Chordata (Urochordata), A Arthropoda (Crustacea), M Mollusca, An Annelida (Polychaeta), E Echinodermata (Echinoidae), Cn Cnidaria, Ch Chlorophyta
Square root-transformed data | P/a-transformed data | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Taxon | PCC | Taxon | PCC |
Ascidiella adspersa (C) | 0.80 | Rissoa spp. (M) | 0.74 |
Styela clava (C) | 0.70 | Polychaeta (other) (An) | 0.74 |
Macropodia rostrata (A) | 0.61 | Obelia spp. (Cn) | 0.73 |
Carcinus maenas (A) | 0.61 | Clavelina lepadiformis (C) | 0.69 |
Rissoa spp. (M) | 0.60 | Mytilidae spp. (M) | 0.69 |
Praunus inermis (A) | 0.55 | Iphimedia spp. (A) | 0.68 |
Phtisica marina (A) | 0.52 | Phtisica marina (A) | 0.66 |
Littorina spp. (M) | 0.52 | Ceramium sp. (Ch) | 0.65 |
Serpulidae spp. (An) | 0.51 | Praunus inermis (A) | 0.63 |
Psammechinus miliaris (E) | 0.48 | Nematoda spp. | 0.63 |