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. 2018 Sep 27;13(9):e0204750. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204750

Table 4. PERMANOVA results from the analysis of the cryptic species composition of adults and juveniles on Fucus spiralis and Fucus vesiculosus as a function of algal structures and month, with sampling time nested in month.

Significant differences (P<0.05) are highlighted in bold.

Fucus spiralis Adults Juveniles
Source F P (perm) F P (perm)
Algal structure 3.61 0.015 13.56 0.001
Month 2.71 0.078 8.64 0.001
Sampling time (month) 0.21 0.078 1.74 0.001
Algal structure*month 1.78 0.13 5.61 0.002
Algal structure*sampling time (month) 0.26 0.78 1.14 0.55
Fucus vesiculosus
Source
Algal structure 33.28 0.001 30.78 0.001
Month 9.87 0.001 22.74 0.001
Sampling time (month) 0.99 0.001 2.80 0.001
Algal structure*month 14.93 0.001 17.82 0.001
Algal structure*sampling time (month) 1.30 0.38 1.08 0.43