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. 2014 Dec 12;9(6):1378–1390. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2014.222

Table 2. Overall and pair-wise comparisons of Mud River bacteria community composition analyzed with perMANOVA using Bray–Curtis and GUniFrac distances for a priori groups and Bray–Curtis distance for post hoc groups.

Source d.f. SS MS F R2 P
PerMANOVA for Mud River bacteria using Bray–Curtis distance, a priori
 Overall
  Site type 3 1.047 0.349 1.937 0.244 0.002
  Residuals 18 3.245 0.18 0.756    
  Total 21 4.292 1      
 Contrasts
  Mined vs unmined 1 0.573 0.573 3.18 0.134 0.001
  Mainstem mined vs active valley fill 1 0.288 0.288 1.595 0.067 0.08
  Active valley fill vs reclaimed valley fill 1 0.187 0.186 1.035 0.043 0.415
  Residuals 18 3.245 0.18 0.756    
  Total 21 4.292 1      
PerMANOVA for Mud River bacteria using GUniFrac distance, a priori
 Overall
  Site type 3 0.161 0.054 1.553 0.206 0.021
  Residuals 18 0.621 0.034 0.794    
  Totals 21 0.781 1      
 Contrasts
  Mined vs unmined 1 0.081 0.081 2.358 0.104 0.002
  Mainstem mined vs active valley fill 1 0.054 0.054 1.576 0.07 0.061
  Active valley fill vs reclaimed valley fill 1 0.025 0.025 0.724 0.032 0.748
  Residuals 18 0.621 0.034 0.794    
  Total 21 0.781 1      
PerMANOVA for Mud River bacteria using Bray–Curtis distance, post hoc
 Overall
  Site type 2 1.402 0.701 4.607 0.327 0.001
  Residuals 19 2.89 0.152 0.673    
  Totals 21 4.292 1      
 Contrasts
  AB vs unmined 1 0.573 0.573 3.768 0.134 0.001
  Group A vs group B 1 0.828 0.828 5.445 0.193 0.001
  Residuals 19 2.89 0.152 0.673    
  Total 21 4.292 1      

Abbreviations: MS, mean sum of squares; perMANOVA, permutational multivariate analysis of variance; SS, sum of squares.