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. 2016 May 3;4:e1985. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1985

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.