Table 1.
R2 and P values returned by PERMANOVA test for variance of microbial communities among different samples.
| Factor(s) | Results by factor | Results by plant/niche | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 (%) | P value | Comparison | R2 (%) | P value | |
| Plant (Bacteria) |
9.8 | 0.001 | S.salsa-BS vs. S.glauca-BS | 49.6 | 0.004 |
| S.salsa-RS vs. S.glauca-RS | 47.8 | 0.003 | |||
| S.salsa-RP vs. S.glauca-RP | 32.3 | 0.003 | |||
| S.salsa-ES vs. S.glauca-ES | 73.1 | 0.003 | |||
| Niche (Bacteria) |
33.0 | 0.001 | BS vs. RS vs. RP vs. ES (S.glauca) |
59.3 | 0.001 |
| BS vs. RS vs. RP vs. ES (S. salsa) |
69.9 | 0.001 | |||
| Plant & niche (Bacteria) |
68.7 | 0.001 | |||
| Plant (Fungi) |
4.2 | 0.062 | S.salsa-BS vs. S.glauca-BS | 25.1 | 0.113 |
| S.salsa-RS vs. S.glauca-RS | 4.2 | 0.803 | |||
| S.salsa-RP vs. S.glauca-RP | 29.2 | 0.003 | |||
| S.salsa-ES vs. S.glauca-ES | 20.5 | 0.013 | |||
| Niche (Fungi) |
15.5 | 0.001 | BS vs. RS vs. RP vs. ES (S.glauca) |
44.4 | 0.001 |
| BS vs. RS vs. RP vs. ES (S. salsa) |
36.6 | 0.001 | |||
| Plant & niche (Fungi) |
42.5 | 0.001 | |||
P value in bold indicate significant difference.