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. 2015 Jun 10;10(6):e0127616. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127616

Table 1. Results of Permutational Analysis of Variance (PERMANOVA) for relative abundance of snapper (MaxN) across the factors.

Source df SS MS Pseudo-F P(perm) Perms Significance
M 2 15.047 7.5234 9.2458 0.0002 9934 ***
Y 11 49.003 4.4549 19.522 0.0001 9915 ***
S(M) 6 1.7142 0.28569 1.252 0.2887 9937
M×Y 22 12.159 0.5527 2.422 0.0031 9926 **
Y×S(M) 66 15.061 0.2282 0.8583 0.7666 9843
Res 216 57.428 0.26587
Total 323 150.41
Groups t P(perm) Perms Difference
SZ, HPZ 3.9273 0.0003 9948 SZ >>> HPZ
SZ, Out 2.8595 0.0027 9953 SZ >> Outside
HPZ, Out 1.4937 0.1085 9941 HPZ = Outside

M = management type; Y = year; S = site (nested in M). SZ = Sanctuary Zone, HPZ = Habitat Protection Zone; Out = Outside. Significant P values (<0.05) shown in bold.

*** P < 0.001,

** P < 0.01,

* P < 0.05.

Pairwise comparisons for Management (Factor: M).