Table 3.
Multivariate permutation analysis on the effect of decomposition time (10 and 100 days), type of litter (native and invasive), and environmental treatment (invaded and non-invaded by T. zebrina) and of the interactions between effects on the composition of the Atlantic Forest lignocellulolytic fungal community, based on Jaccard distance matrices (presence/absence data).
| Factor | df | Sum of Squares | Mean Squares | F Value | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 1 | 1.756 | 1.756 | 4.313 | *** |
| Environment | 1 | 0.417 | 0.417 | 0.024 | 0.388 |
| Litter | 1 | 0.382 | 0.382 | 0.022 | 0.563 |
| Time × Environment | 1 | 0.3871 | 0.38707 | 0.9509 | 0.53095 |
| Time × Litter | 1 | 0.4101 | 0.41009 | 1.0075 | 0.41256 |
| Environment × Litter | 1 | 0.5309 | 0.53094 | 1.3044 | 0.08549 |
| Time × Environment × Litter | 1 | 0.4363 | 0.43630 | 1.0719 | 0.30807 |
| Residuals | 32 | 13.0254 | 0.40704 |
*** < 0.0001. Analysis conducted using PERMANOVA.