Table 2.
Three-way ANOVA to explore variation in the abundance of each species of coral-dwelling damselfish
| Species | Source | df | MS | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. atripectoralis | Year | 1 | 0.19 | 0.17 |
| Zone | 1 | 3.38 | 1.58 | |
| Location | 7 | 1.91 | 0.69 | |
| Year × Zone | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Year × Loc. | 7 | 1.16 | 2.15 | |
| Zone × Loc. | 7 | 2.14 | 3.97* | |
| Year × Zone × Loc. | 7 | 0.54 | 0.80 | |
| C. viridis | Year | 1 | 3.52 | 6.92* |
| Zone | 1 | 6.41 | 7.46* | |
| Location | 7 | 1.31 | 2.79 | |
| Year × Zone | 1 | 2.21 | 2.46 | |
| Year × Loc. | 7 | 0.51 | 0.57 | |
| Zone × Loc. | 7 | 0.86 | 0.96 | |
| Year × Zone × Loc. | 7 | 0.90 | 0.69 | |
| D. aruanus | Year | 1 | 16.20 | 0.92 |
| Zone | 1 | 143.11 | 4.47 | |
| Location | 7 | 30.07 | 0.66 | |
| Year × Zone | 1 | 12.01 | 0.66 | |
| Year × Loc. | 7 | 17.53 | 0.97 | |
| Zone × Loc. | 7 | 31.98 | 1.77 | |
| Year × Zone × Loc. | 7 | 18.08 | 2.31* | |
| D. reticulatus | Year | 1 | 2.23 | 8.04* |
| Zone | 1 | 9.56 | 18.94*** | |
| Location | 7 | 0.71 | 1.41 | |
| Year × Zone | 1 | 2.19 | 7.83* | |
| Year × Loc. | 7 | 0.28 | 0.99 | |
| Zone × Loc. | 7 | 0.50 | 1.80 | |
| Year × Zone × Loc. | 7 | 0.28 | 0.96 | |
| P. amboinensis | Year | 1 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Zone | 1 | 64.53 | 42.80*** | |
| Location | 7 | 1.99 | 1.13 | |
| Year × Zone | 1 | 0.08 | 0.64 | |
| Year × Loc. | 7 | 0.37 | 3.10 | |
| Zone × Loc. | 7 | 1.51 | 12.61*** | |
| Year × Zone × Loc. | 7 | 0.12 | 0.21 | |
| P. moluccensis | Year | 1 | 4.55 | 3.85 |
| Zone | 1 | 72.39 | 15.79** | |
| Location | 7 | 17.31 | 6.63 | |
| Year × Zone | 1 | 8.03 | 2.55 | |
| Year × Loc. | 7 | 1.18 | 0.37 | |
| Zone × Loc. | 7 | 4.58 | 1.45 | |
| Year × Zone × Loc. | 7 | 3.15 | 2.66** |
Significant effects (* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001).