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. 2024 Oct 4;19(10):e0308505. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308505

Table 3. Statistical results of comparison tests for Microzooplankton (Microprotozooplankton and Micrometazooplankton) concentration differences between treatments on two factors (Temperature x Zooplankton community [Zoo. Comm.]), for Pre-bloom, bloom and Post-bloom periods.

Bold values indicate significant tests (p-values < 0.05).

   
Pre-bloom

Bloom

Post-bloom
  Factor Test df Test value p-value Test df Test value p-value Test df Test value p-value
Microprotozoo. Temperature RM-ANOVA 25 26.48 <0.0001 RM-ANOVA 18 52.92 <0.0001 Kruskall-Wallis 1 0.14 0.7062
  Zoo. Comm.     0.00134 0.9711     20.15 0.0003     18.15 <0.0001
  Interact     6.08 0.0209     22.46 0.0002     NA NA
Micrometazoo. Temperature RM-ANOVA 25 5.41 0.0285 RM-ANOVA 18 1.86 0.1897 RM-ANOVA 46 0.2 0.6567
  Zoo. Comm.     4.79 0.0382     13.93 0.0015     0.12 0.7294
  Interact     0.47 0.5003     2.85 0.1085     1.09 0.3019