Table 1 Results of the pairwise comparisons for two-factor Monte Carlo PERMANOVAs testing for differences in total dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen (CDOM and NDOM) and bacterial carbon and nitrogen (Cbac and Nbac) processing rates between the deep-sea sponge species Geodia barretti (Demosponge, HMA), Hymedesmia paupertas (Demosponge, LMA) and Vazella pourtalesii (Hexactinellid, LMA).

From: Differential processing of dissolved and particulate organic matter by deep-sea sponges and their microbial symbionts

 

df

t

p(MC)

Unique Permutations

CDOM processing

G. barretti * V. pourtalesii

4

5.249

0.007

10

G. barretti * H. paupertas

4

3.611

0.022

10

V. pourtalesii * H. paupertas

4

0.979

0.376

10

Cbac processing

G. barretti * V. pourtalesii

5

4.573

0.008

35

G. barretti * H. paupertas

5

0.535

0.621

35

V. pourtalesii * H. paupertas

4

2.762

0.052

10

NDOM processing

G. barretti * V. pourtalesii

4

1.980

0.119

10

G. barretti * H. paupertas

4

2.512

0.062

10

V. pourtalesii * H. paupertas

4

1.662

0.181

7

Nbac processing

G. barretti * V. pourtalesii

5

4.430

0.006

35

G. barretti * H. paupertas

5

0.390

0.714

35

V. pourtalesii * H. paupertas

4

2.963

0.037

10

  1. df = degrees of freedom, t = t-statistic, p(MC) = Monte Carlo p value. Values in bold are statistically significant (p < 0.05).
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