Table 2. Analyses of variance of the number of species and abundance of gastropods in each treatment.
Site (Si) was random with 2 levels. Habitat type (Ha) and Contaminant (Contam) were fixed and orthogonal, with 2 and 5 levels, respectively; n = 3. Data were pooled when p > 0.25.
| Source | df | Number of species | Abundance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | Pseudo-F | MS | Pseudo-F | ||
| Site (Si) | 1 | 160.8 | 10.62** | 21.2 | 1.25ns |
| Habitat type (Ha) | 1 | 240.9 | 15.92** | 5.3 | 0.31ns |
| Contaminant (Contam) | 4 | ||||
| C1—Control vs Carbaryl | 1 | 37.5 | 2.39ns | 13.3 | 0.88ns |
| C2—Control vs Iron | 1 | 0.0 | 0.00ns | 0.0 | 0.00ns |
| C3—Control vs Metal | 1 | 16.7 | 1.43ns | 0.0 | 0.00ns |
| C4—Control vs Blank | 1 | 4.4 | 0.35ns | 5.0 | 0.24ns |
| Ha × Contam | 4 | ||||
| Ha × C1 | 1 | 80.7 | 5.14* | 78.5 | 5.22* |
| Ha × C2 | 1 | 40.0 | 2.33ns | 24.7 | 1.78ns |
| Ha × C3 | 1 | 73.5 | 6.32* | 96.4 | 6.30* |
| Ha × C4 | 1 | 16.0 | 1.26ns | 123.8 | 6.12* |
| Pooled | 49 | 15.1 | 17.1 | ||
| Total | 59 | ||||
| Pair-wise tests | Ha × C1 – Control – Short < Long Carbaryl – Short = Long Ha × C3—Control – Short < Long Carbaryl—Short = Long Short turfs —Carbaryl = Control Long turfs – Carbaryl < Control | Ha × C1 – Control – Short < Long Carbaryl – Short = Long Ha × C3 - Control – Short < Long Carbaryl – Short = Long Short turfs – Carbaryl = Control Long turfs – Carbaryl < Control | |||
Notes.
ns, not significant (p > 0.05).
p < 0.05.
p < 0.01.
Data were log(x + 1); Cochran’s test p < 0.05.