Table 4.
PERMANOVA pairwise tests contrasting microbial metabolic patterns and Shannon Index between pairs of the three investigated habitats (AT, CS, and NCS) within each Location.
| Location | Contrast | Metabolic pattern | Shannon | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | P(MC) | T | P(MC) | ||
| Bay of Kotor | CS vs NCS | 5.35 | ** | 27.01 | *** |
| CS vs AT | 3.48 | ** | 17.96 | *** | |
| NCS vs AT | 4.33 | ** | 6.65 | ** | |
| Othonoi Island | CS vs NCS | 2.91 | * | 21.25 | *** |
| CS vs AT | 2.74 | * | 6.61 | ** | |
| NCS vs AT | 4.56 | ** | 17.41 | *** | |
| Otranto | CS vs NCS | 2.33 | ns | 15.29 | *** |
| CS vs AT | 3.22 | ** | 60.15 | *** | |
| NCS vs. AT | 4.13 | ** | 15.73 | *** | |
| Porto Cesareo | CS vs. NCS | 3.11 | * | 52.43 | *** |
| CS vs AT | 2.23 | * | 9.74 | *** | |
| NCS vs AT | 2.77 | ** | 16.49 | *** | |
| Torre Guaceto | CS vs NCS | 2.79 | ** | 10.72 | *** |
| CS vs AT | 3.36 | ** | 28.11 | *** | |
| NCS vs AT | 4.00 | ** | 15.11 | *** | |
T = T value, P(MC) = probability level after Monte Carlo simulations. * = P < 0.05; ** = P < 0.01; *** = P < 0.001; ns = not significant.