TABLE 5.
Main effects of categorical factors (compartment vs. SA vs. MCPA treatment) on diversity indices, estimated using Multivariate Tests of Significance (MANOVA).
| Categorical factor | F | p |
| Compartment | 55.91 | 0.0000* |
| SA | 0.572 | 0.637 |
| MCPA | 0.508 | 0.680 |
| Compartment*SA | 1.21 | 0.304 |
| Compartment*MCPA | 0.472 | 0.889 |
| SA*MCPA | 0.716 | 0.550 |
| Compartment*SA*MCPA | 2.32 | 0.0226* |
*Significant p < 0.05.