Table 3.

Multivariate analyses – three-factor multivariate PERMANOVA analyses based on Bray-Curtis similarity of KEGG transcripts, CAZy transcripts, and phylum abundances.

Source	df	MS	Value of p
KEGG
Treatment (Heated vs. Control)	1	156.82	0.392
Soil types (Organic vs. Mineral)	1	472.85	0.002*
Time points (T2 vs. T6)	1	104.71	0.929
Treatment × Soil types	1	136.18	0.561
Treatment × Time points	1	202.58	1.2902
Soil types × Time points	1	115.05	0.797
Treatment × Soil types × Time points	1	116.15	0.779
Residual	23	157.01
Total	30
CAZy
Treatment (Heated vs. Control)	1	692.9	0.061
Soil types (Organic vs. Mineral)	1	1649.3	0.004*
Time points (T2 vs. T6)	1	184.06	0.791
Treatment × Soil types	1	456.89	0.183
Treatment × Time points	1	355.39	0.294
Soil types × Time points	1	475.75	0.152
Treatment × Soil types × Times points	1	180.41	0.809
Residual	23	312.83
Total	30
Phylum abundances
Treatment (Heated vs. Control)	1	304.34	0.3436
Soil types (Organic vs. Mineral)	1	953.16	0.0082*
Time points (T2 vs. T6)	1	117.66	0.8923
Treatment × Soil types	1	147.47	0.9807
Treatment × Time points	1	231.75	0.5343
Soil types × Time points	1	64.225	0.9807
Treatment × Soil types × Time points	1	310.91	0.3315
Residual	22	279.53
Total	29

^*Indicates significant value of p at α = 0.05.