Table 5.
Two-way permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) (Adonis analysis) showing the effects of altitude and fraction (rhizosphere vs. bulk) and their interaction on microbial community structure.
| Factors | F | R2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prokaryotes | |||
| Altitude | 3.649 | 0.069 | 0.002** |
| Fraction | 6.634 | 0.125 | 0.001*** |
| Altitude*Fraction | 0.834 | 0.016 | 0.597 |
| Residuals | 0.791 | ||
| Total | 1.000 | ||
| Fungi | |||
| Altitude | 4.077 | 0.083 | 0.001*** |
| Fraction | 2.137 | 0.044 | 0.001*** |
| Altitude*Fraction | 0.864 | 0.018 | 0.763 |
| Residuals | 0.856 | ||
| Total | 1.000 |
F, F value by permutation; P, p-values based on 999 permutations:
***
p < 0.001,
**
p < 0.01.