Table 2. Species compositional similitude among dung beetle assemblages.
The q levels (0, 1 and 2) indicate the value by which multiple community similarity matrices (Cq3) were calculated.
| Parameter | Source | df | SS | MS | Pseudo-F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| q = 0 | GI | 1 | 4960.6 | 4960.6 | 1.0089 | 0.003 |
| VMP | 1 | 4961.3 | 4961.3 | 1.009 | 0.003 | |
| GI × VMP | 1 | 4949.2 | 4949.2 | 1.0066 | 0.027 | |
| Residuals | 8 | 39,336 | 4916.9 | |||
| Total | 11 | 54,207 | ||||
| q = 1 | GI | 1 | 5118.3 | 5118.3 | 1.043 | 0.003 |
| VMP | 1 | 4966.5 | 4966.5 | 1.0121 | 0.225 | |
| GI × VMP | 1 | 4977.3 | 4977.3 | 1.0143 | 0.156 | |
| Residuals | 8 | 39,259 | 4907.4 | |||
| Total | 11 | 54,321 | ||||
| q = 2 | GI | 1 | 5234.2 | 5234.2 | 1.0667 | 0.003 |
| VMP | 1 | 5000.4 | 5000.4 | 1.0191 | 0.213 | |
| GI × VMP | 1 | 4984.2 | 4984.2 | 1.0158 | 0.258 | |
| Residuals | 8 | 39,255 | 4906.9 | |||
| Total | 11 | 54,474 |
Notes.
- GI
- the grazing intensity factor
- VMP
- the VMP-use factor
P values are calculated using the Bonferroni correction.