Table 2.
Results of two-way ANOVA on effects of sampling phases (factor “phases”) and species (factor “species”) on the results of Chlorophyll a (Chl a), Chlorophyll b (Chl b), total Chlorophyll (Chl), Chlorophyll a: Chlorophyll b(Chla:Chlb), the optimal photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (Fv/Fm), maximum relative electron transport rate (rETRmax), photosynthetic rate in light-limited region of RLC (α) and minimum saturating irradiance Ek
| Source | Dependent variable | df | F-ratio | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phases | Chla | 1 | 2.436 | 0.138 |
| Chlb | 1 | 15.625 | 0.001 | |
| Chl | 1 | 8.844 | 0.009 | |
| Chl a:b | 1 | 4.854 | 0.043 | |
| Fv/Fm | 1 | 2.698 | 0.120 | |
| rETRmax | 1 | 42.057 | 0.000 | |
| α | 1 | 3.649 | 0.109 | |
| Ek | 1 | 11.375 | 0.007 | |
| Species | Chla | 1 | 212.211 | 0.000 |
| Chlb | 1 | 88.659 | 0.000 | |
| Chl | 1 | 197.113 | 0.000 | |
| Chl a:b | 1 | 2.863 | 0.110 | |
| Fv/Fm | 1 | 40.329 | 0.000 | |
| rETRmax | 1 | 80.594 | 0.000 | |
| α | 1 | 99.766 | 0.000 | |
| Ek | 1 | 19.429 | 0.000 | |
| Phases * species | Chla | 1 | 38.977 | 0.000 |
| Chlb | 1 | 24.252 | 0.000 | |
| Chl | 1 | 44.083 | 0.000 | |
| Chl a:b | 1 | 0.001 | 0.978 | |
| Fv/Fm | 1 | 0.065 | 0.801 | |
| rETRmax | 1 | 14.943 | 0.001 | |
| α | 1 | 5.437 | 0.035 | |
| Ek | 1 | 48.715 | 0.000 | |
| Error | 16 |