Table 3.

Results from multivariate permutational analysis (PERMANOVA) showing the effect of rainfall treatment on the community composition of above- and below-ground invertebrates at both order and guild level.

Group	Classification	d.f	Sum of squares	Mean of squares	Psuedo-F	P-value
Aboveground invertebrates	Order-level	4	0.885	0.221	2.265	0.005
	Guild- level	4	0.765	0.191	2.117	0.016
Belowground macro- invertebrates	Order-level	4	0.722	0.181	1.191	0.255
	Guild- level	4	0.718	0.179	1.205	0.268
Belowground nematodes	Order-level
	Guild- level	2	0.060	0.030	0.397	0.892

Belowground macro invertebrates and nematodes were analyzed separately due to differences in sampling techniques.