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Table 2 Non-parametric multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) examining similarities between epifaunal assemblages (n = 5)

From: Effects of macroalgal identity on epifaunal assemblages: native species versus the invasive species Sargassum muticum

Source

df

Pseudo-F

P (perm)

T

2

2.3208

0.003

S

2

2.8155

0.001

H

2

3.6431

0.001

T  × S

4

2.3420

0.001

T  × H

4

2.2785

0.001

S  × H

4

1.7521

0.004

T  × S  × H

8

1.5173

0.001

Res

108

  

Total

134

 

 

  1. Time (3 levels, random, orthogonal), Site (3 levels, random, orthogonal), and Habitat (3 levels, fixed, orthogonal)
  2. Pairwise tests for pairs of levels of factor Habitat. Only non-significant results are shown: L3 in April: P (perm) = 0.063
  3. Time = T, Site = S, Habitat = H