Table 1.
Summary of three-factorial ANOVA results on the effect of the treatments (grazing, Alexandrium strain identity and culture form) on clonal growth rates. (d.f., degrees of freedom; MQ, mean square; F, test statistic; p, level of significance.)
| d.f. | MQ | F | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| grazing (yes/no) | 1 | 2.366040 | 271.1199 | <0.000001 |
| strain (Alex2, Alex4, Alex5) | 2 | 0.918121 | 105.2057 | <0.000001 |
| culture form (monoclonal culture/mixed culture) | 1 | 2.648118 | 303.4428 | <0.000001 |
| grazing × strain | 2 | 0.956716 | 109.6282 | <0.000001 |
| grazing × culture form | 1 | 3.086409 | 353.6656 | <0.000001 |
| strain × culture form | 2 | 0.718774 | 82.3630 | <0.000001 |
| grazing × strain × culture form | 2 | 0.728015 | 83.4219 | <0.000001 |
| 30 | 0.008727 |