Table 2.
R2 values and p-values for nested PERMANOVA analysis of relative abundance (RNA, DNA) and ratio data (RNA:DNA).
| Factor | Fraction | Season* | Lake** | Station | Depth*** | Nucleic acid | Diel | Residuals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values | PA, FL | Sp, Su, Fa | ML, LM | MLB, M15, M110 | S, M, D | DNA, RNA | Day, night | – |
| RNA (n = 48), DNA (n = 47) | 0.22 (0.001) | 0.18 (0.001) | 0.07 (0.001) | 0.03 (0.001) | 0.05 (0.001) | 0.05 (0.001) | 0.01 (0.06) | 0.41 |
| RNA:DNA (n = 47) | 0.17 (0.001) | 0.15 (0.001) | 0.09 (0.001) | 0.04 (0.008) | 0.05 (0.02) | – (–) | 0.01 (0.59) | 0.58 |
*
Sp, spring; Su, summer; Fa, fall;
**
ML, Muskegon Lake; LM, Lake Michigan;
***
S, surface; M, chlorophyll maximum; D, deep.