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Table 3 ANCOVA of benthos abundance in the years 2006 and 2007 with three sampling periods each (July, August and September)

From: The seaward limit of wave effects on coastal macrobenthos

Effect

Sum of squares

df

Mean square

F

p

η²

Constant

258.498

1

258.498

1,150.86

0.0000

0.3096

Depth

139.473

1

139.473

620.95

0.0000

0.1671

Year

25.243

1

25.243

112.38

0.0000

0.0302

Month

14.388

2

7.194

32.03

0.0000

0.0172

Year × month

2.653

2

1.326

5.91

0.0028

0.0032

Error

394.646

1,757

0.225

  

0.4727

  1. Model multiple R² = 0.3097