Table 1 PERMANOVA results based on Bray–Curtis dissimilarity from species importance values obtained from the mean percentage cover (n = 3).

From: Experimental climate change impacts on Baltic coastal wetland plant communities

Source of variation

Df

MeanSqs

F. model

R2

p (perm)

Open Pioneer

Treatment

1

0.051

0.56

0.010

 

Year

1

1.055

11.627

0.214

 < 0.001

Treatment × year

1

0.107

1.1809

0.021

 

Residuals

51

3.719

 

0.754

 

Total

41

  

1

 

Lower Shore

Treatment

1

0.191

3.846

0.070

 < 0.001

Year

1

0.399

8.019

0.147

 < 0.001

Treatment vs year

1

0.779

1.559

0.028

 

Residuals

41

2.0429

 

0.753

 

Total

44

  

1

 

Upper Shore

Treatment

1

0.268

3.229

0.063

 < 0.001

Year

1

0.486

5.856

0.114

 < 0.001

Treatment vs year

1

0.086

1.038

0.020

 

Residuals

41

3.406

 

0.802

 

Total

44

  

1

 
  1. The results show the effects of experimental factors on plant community composition (August of 2018, 2019 and 2020).