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. 2016 Mar 15;6:23093. doi: 10.1038/srep23093

Table 3. Linear mixed effect models for all nitrogen uptake and metabolism variables.

Parameter Source Halodule uninervis
Thalassia hemprichii
df F p df F p
Nitrate uptake pCO2 1 0.157 0.698 1 1.014 0.331
Nitrate 1 0.000 0.984 1 0.156 0.698
pCO2 ×Nitrate 1 0.380 0.548 1 7.392 0.017
Nitrate reductase pCO2 1 3.076 0.101 1 1.144 0.303
Nitrate 1 2.523 0.135 1 8.092 0.013
pCO2 ×Nitrate 1 0.526 0.480 1 4.061 0.064
Glutamine synthetase pCO2 1 0.142 0.712 1 0.089 0.769
Nitrate 1 0.376 0.550 1 0.289 0.600
pCO2 ×Nitrate 1 3.443 0.085 1 0.466 0.506
Carbon content pCO2 1 1.420 0.253 1 0.928 0.352
Nitrate 1 1.390 0.259 1 0.094 0.764
pCO2 ×Nitrate 1 0.330 0.576 1 0.094 0.764
Nitrogen content pCO2 1 0.310 0.584 1 2.180 0.162
Nitrate 1 1.350 0.266 1 4.363 0.056
pCO2 ×Nitrate 1 0.510 0.487 1 3.113 0.099
C:N ratio pCO2 1 1.571 0.231 1 1.436 0.251
Nitrate 1 3.227 0.094 1 4.846 0.045
pCO2 ×Nitrate 1 0.282 0.604 1 3.258 0.093

Variables were analysed with pCO2 as a continuous predictor and nitrate as a categorical factor. Individual aquaria were included as replicates (N = 3), with two sub-replicate pots nested within aquaria. P-values < 0.05 are in bold.