Table 3.
Associations between metavariable dissimilarity matrices as expressed by Mantel statistics. Mantel (upper diagonal) and partial Mantel (lower diagonal) statistics (controlling for hydrology), significant values printed bold, P-values not corrected for multiple testing.
| Physical template | Nutrients | Organic carbon sources | Processes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrology | 0.5 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.08 |
| P < 0.01 | P < 0.01 | P < 0.01 | P < 0.03 | |
| Physical template | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.13 | |
| P < 0.01 | P < 0.01 | P < 0.01 | ||
| Nutrients | 0.09 | 0.4 | −0.09 | |
| P = 0.05 | P < 0.01 | P = 0.99 | ||
| Organic carbon sources | 0.17 | 0.38 | −0.01 | |
| P < 0.002 | P < 0.001 | P = 0.55 | ||
| Processes | 0.11 | −0.11 | −0.02 | |
| P < 0.007 | P = 1 | P = 0.59 |