Table 2. Partial non-ranked Mantel correlations between community similarity and environmental distance controlling for geographic distance, and vice versa, for each biotic group and pond network.
| Distance | Pond network | Biotic group | Mantel r |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geographic (controlling for environmental) |
SEPN | AD | 0.234 (p = 0.064*) |
| PD | 0.172 (p = 0.127) | ||
| PL | 0.191 (p = 0.088*) | ||
| LEPN | AD | -0.063 (p = 0.699) | |
| PD | -0.030 (p = 0.610) | ||
| PL | 0.140 (p = 0.102) | ||
| Environmental (controlling for geographic) |
SEPN | AD | 0.480 (p = 0.024**) |
| PD | 0.304 (p = 0.102) | ||
| PL | -0.116 (p = 0.657) | ||
| LEPN | AD | 0.681 (p = 0.001**) | |
| PD | 0.586 (p = 0.005**) | ||
| PL | 0.340 (p = 0.064*) |
Statistical significance for each partial Mantel correlation value is given in parentheses. Abbreviations are SEPN (small extent pond network), LEPN (large extent pond network), AD (macrofaunal active dispersers), PD (macrofaunal passive dispersers) and PL (plants).
**Significant differences (p < 0.05).
*Marginally significant differences (0.1 > p <0.05).