Fig. 7From: Spatial variability of epifaunal communities in the North Sea in relation to sampling effortMultidimensional scaling (MDS) plots based on 4th root transformed data of the Boxes A, B, C, D, L and M. MDS were calculated using one replicate (left), nine replicates (centre), and the mean of nine replicates (right) in the years 1999, 2003 and 2006; as well as using 60 to 67 replicates (bottom left) and the mean of 60 to 67 replicates (bottom right)Back to article page