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. 2012 Dec 12;7(12):e51938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051938

Table 3. Results of two-factor ANCOVA comparing fish density between zones (control versus impact) and between years (2004–2009), with habitat indices as covariatesa.

Source of variation Total coral cover (d.f. = 1, 309) Hard coral cover (d.f. = 1, 309) Structural complexity (d.f. = 1, 309) Zone(d.f. = 1, 309) Year(d.f. = 3, 309) Zone × Year(d.f. = 3, 309)
Coral troutb 0.378 0.286 0.613 0.048 0.001 0.118
Coral trout (excl. 2009 data) 0.168c 0.190c 0.773c 0.286c 0.038d 0.043d
Stripey snapperb 0.958 0.818 0.013 0.445 0.100 0.299
Parrotfishb 0.437 0.773 0.164 0.362 0.363 0.214
Bommie codb 0.153 0.050 0.305 0.225 0.046 0.238
Rabbitfish 0.182 0.321 0.916 0.010 0.111 0.669
Hard coral cover 0.254e 0.145f 0.107f
Total coral cover 0.001e 0.305f 0.755f
Complexity 0.001e 0.291f 0.280f
a

Also shown are results of two-factor ANOVA of habitat indices. Data originate from 40 underwater visual transects per zone per year. Values are probabilities. d.f., degrees of freedom.

b

Data were transformed (y = Log10[x+1]) to homogenize variances.

c

d.f. = 1, 231.

d

d.f. = 2, 231.

e

d.f. = 1, 312.

f

d.f. = 3, 312.