Table 1. Percent similarity values within and between groups ±standard deviation (ANOSIM: P<0.001) as determined by Bray–Curtis similarity coefficient.
| River | Estuary | Plume | Epipelagic | Mesopelagic | Shelf bottom | Slope bottom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River | 33.6±11.2 | ||||||
| Estuary | 17.8±11.7 | 24.9±11.1 | |||||
| Plume | 2.6±4.1 | 19.2±11.4 | 36.5±10.5 | ||||
| Epipelagic | 0.1±0.2 | 15.4±11.2 | 35.0±9.2 | 38.4±9.9 | |||
| Mesopelagic | 0.4±1.5 | 13.1±10.0 | 27.3±11.1 | 33.4±11.8 | 37.2±11.5 | ||
| Shelf bottom | 0.2±0.3 | 10.3±8.6 | 17.9±9.5 | 22.8±10.9 | 32.2±12.1 | 41.8±12.6 | |
| Slope bottom | 0.2±0.3 | 4.3±4.0 | 6.2±5.8 | 8.7±6.3 | 16.4±9.6 | 24.7±9.0 | 50.3±6.6 |
Abbreviation: ANOSIM, Analysis of Similarity Statistics.