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Table 3 Average dissimilarities between cage treatments and correlations of the most important species contributing to the dissimilarities

From: An exclusion experiment to study the influence of habitat structure provided by Mussismilia corals (Cnidaria; Anthozoa) on the predation of associated crustaceans

 

M. harttii

M. braziliensis

M. hispida

Total cage × partial cage

 Average dissimilarity

 

59.71

 

70.4

 

81.51

 Species contribution

Idomene sp.

6.2

Halectinosoma sp. 1

9.5

Cyclopinidae 3

9.7

 

Halectinosoma sp. 1

4.9

Idomene sp.

5.9

Podocopina 2

9.7

 

Ianiropsis sp.

4.2

Ianiropsis sp.

4.5

Ianiropsis sp.

9.4

 

Cyclopidae 2

3.3

Canuelidae 1

4.2

Asterocheres neptunei

6.8

Total cage × no cage

 Average dissimilarity

 

60.76

 

77.96

 

81.45

 Species contribution

Carpias sp.

6.6

Halectinosoma sp. 1

11.5

Halectinosoma sp. 1

14.2

 

Halectinosoma sp. 1

4.3

Idomene sp.

6.2

Quinquelaophonte sp. 1

6.9

 

Sigilliocopina 1

3.9

Canuelidae 1

4.4

Idomene sp.

6.1

 

Cheiriphotis megacheles

3.5

Ianiropsis sp.

4.4

Sigilliocopina 1

4.2

Partial cage × no cage

 Average dissimilarity

 

65.42

 

72.12

 

83.79

 Species contribution

Carpias sp.

6.5

Halectinosoma sp. 1

10.84

Cyclopinidae 3

10.5

 

Idomene sp.

5.5

Normanella sp.

4.1

Podocopina 2

10.5

 

Halectinosoma sp. 1

4.1

Halectinosoma sp. 2

3.4

Ianiropsis sp.

10.2

 

Ianiropsis sp.

3.8

Canuelidae 1

3.7

Asterocheres neptunei

7