TABLE 1.

Results of statistical tests on seasonal changes in community structure.

	Homogeneity of group				PERMANOVA
Depth group	dispersions (betadisper)		ANOSIM		(adonis)		BIOENV
	F statistic	p-value	Global R	p-value	R2	p-value	Variables in best model	Spearman’s correlation
5–30 m	7.29	0.001**	0.562	0.001	0.38	0.0009***	Bakun Index, Temperature	0.637
30–40 m	4.06	0.022*	0.593	0.001	0.38	0.0009***	Bakun Index, Temperature, Chlorophyll A, Ammonium	0.665
80–100 m	0.351	0.705	0.379	0.001	0.215	0.0009***	Temperature, Salinity, Nitrite	0.543
200 m	0.481	0.623	0.301	0.001	0.227	0.0009***	Temperature, Nitrite	0.563
500 m	1.347	0.286	0.227	0.007	0.236	0.0039**	Phaeopigments	0.574

Presented values include Analysis of similarities (ANOSIM), PERMANOVA (adonis), and BIOENV results. Asterisks indicate statistically significant results. *p ≤ 0.1, **p ≤ 0.01, and ***p ≤ 0.001.