|
Factors
|
DF
|
Number of individuals
|
Number of taxa
|
|---|
|
MS
|
F
|
p
|
MS
|
F
|
p
|
|---|
|
Macrofauna
|
|
Preservation (Pr)
|
1
|
2356.27
|
4.26
|
0.0555 NS
|
25.35
|
2.65
|
0.1234 NS
|
|
Sediment (S)
|
1
|
48,507.27
|
87.77
|
0.0001*
|
1848.15
|
192.85
|
0.0001*
|
|
Pr × S
|
1
|
1749.60
|
3.17
|
0.0942 NS
|
0.82
|
0.09
|
0.7741 NS
|
|
Sampling points (Pr × S)
|
16
|
552.66
|
8.53
|
0.0001*
|
9.58
|
2.53
|
0.0087*
|
|
Residual
|
40
|
64.77
| | |
3.78
| | |
|
Polychaetes
|
|
Preservation (Pr)
|
1
|
1058.40
|
7.16
|
0.0166*
|
19.27
|
2.57
|
0.1281 NS
|
|
Sediment (S)
|
1
|
10,454.40
|
70.72
|
0.0001*
|
589.07
|
78.72
|
0.0001*
|
|
Pr × S
|
1
|
777.60
|
5.26
|
0.0357 NS
|
0.27
|
0.04
|
0.8526 NS
|
|
Sampling points (Pr × S)
|
16
|
147.82
|
4.62
|
0.0001*
|
7.48
|
3.40
|
0.0001*
|
|
Residual
|
40
|
31.98
| | | |
2.20
| |
-
NS not significant, DF degrees of freedom, MS mean squares
- * Significant difference for α = 0.05
