Table 2.
Results from 3- factor permutational analysis of variance model (perMANOVA) testing the effect of region, season and size class (POM, and small, medium and large zooplankton) on the overall FA composition of POM and zooplankton.
| df | SS | MS | F Model | R2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| season | 2 | 0.5787 | 0.28935 | 15.421 | 0.03094 | 0.0001 |
| region | 2 | 0.5097 | 0.25483 | 13.581 | 0.02725 | 0.0001 |
| size | 3 | 2.0069 | 0.66896 | 35.652 | 0.10731 | 0.0001 |
| season:region | 4 | 0.3276 | 0.08191 | 4.365 | 0.01752 | 0.0001 |
| season:size | 5 | 0.5418 | 0.10837 | 5.775 | 0.02897 | 0.0001 |
| region:size | 6 | 0.2498 | 0.04163 | 2.219 | 0.01336 | 0.0013 |
| season:region:size | 10 | 0.1701 | 0.01701 | 0.907 | 0.0091 | 0.6616 |
| Residuals | 763 | 14.3167 | 0.01876 | 0.76554 |
Abbreviations: df = degrees of freedom, SS = sums of squares, MS = mean square error.