Table 3. For each sample site and each marker type, PERMANOVA results of UniFrac distance (unweighted) for Fresh (day 0–3 days) vs Advanced Decay (days 20–48) decomposition microbial communities.
| PERMANOVA pseudo F | p value (999 permutations) | |
|---|---|---|
| 16S soil with corpse | 2.38 | 0.007 |
| 16S ctrl soil vs Advanced Decay soil | 2.54 | 0.001 |
| 16S abdominal | 6.31 | 0.001 |
| 16S skin on head | 8.19 | 0.001 |
| 16S skin on body | 5.81 | 0.001 |
| 18S soil with corpse | 10.17 | 0.001 |
| 18S ctrl soil vs Advanced Decay soil | 5.23 | 0.001 |
| 18S abdominal | 5.34 | 0.001 |
| 18S skin on head | – | – |
| 18S skin on body | 5.96 | 0.001 |
For soil sites, we also include comparisons of control soils vs Advanced Decay gravesoils. For the 18S skin of head, there were not sufficient samples for statistical analysis.