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. 2012 Sep 13;7(9):e44859. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044859

Table 2. PERMANOVA and MRPP results for algal extract application and live algal thalli application.

a. PERMANOVA
Belize		Dictyota sp. (organic)	H. tuna (organic)	L. variegata (organic)	L. variegata (aqueous)
M. faveolata	R²	0.106	0.07	0.242	0.302
	P	0.804	0.887	0.004 ^**	0.003 ^**
P. astreoides	R²	0.102	0.151	0.133	0.223
	P	0.98	0.492	0.126	<0.001 ^**
Florida
M. faveolata	R²	–	0.158	0.089	0.499
	P	–	0.233	0.738	0.014 ^*
P. astreoides	R²	–	0.229	0.253	0.231
	P	–	<0.001 ^**	<0.001 ^**	<0.001 ^**
b. MRPP ^a
Belize		*Dictyota* sp. (organic)	*H. tuna* (organic)	*L. variegata* (organic)	*L. variegata* (aqueous)
M. faveolata	A	−0.033	−0.064	0.076	0.093
	Δ	0.863	0.996	0.006 ^**	0.002 ^**
P. astreoides	A	−0.073	−0.011	0.022	0.099
	Δ	0.967	0.669	0.114	<0.001 ^**
Florida
M. faveolata	A	–	0.004	−0.013	0.167
	Δ	–	0.35	0.709	0.024 ^*
P. astreoides	A	–	0.092	0.098	0.087
	Δ	–	<0.001 ^**	<0.001 ^**	<0.001 ^**
c. Live Algae
*M. faveolata*		*Dictyota* sp. (live algae)			*L. variegata* (live algae)
PERMANOVA ^b	R²	0.135	–	–	0.236
	P	0.896	–	–	0.006 ^**
MRPP ^b	A	0.039	–	–	0.048
	Δ	0.926	–	–	0.005 ^**

^a

Function of initial controls, experimental controls (solvent + shade + post controls combined), and treatment extracts,

^b

Function of initial controls, post controls, algal mimic, live algae,

^*

P<0.05,

^**

P<0.001.