Table 2 Results of PERMANOVA analyses to assess the effect of pH on microbial assemblage characteristics at the end of experiment. None of the variables showed significant differences.

From: In situ response of Antarctic under-ice primary producers to experimentally altered pH

Variable

Variable units

SS

MS

PERMANOVA pseudo-F

P (perm)

Chlorophyll a

mg m−2

906.68

302.23

1.39

0.25

Phaeophytin

mg m−2

87.53

29.18

0.91

0.49

Chlorophyll a: Phaeophytin

ratio

0.37

0.12

1.18

0.35

Heterotrophic bacteria

cells mL−1

1.45 E+12

4.82 E+11

1.48

0.23

Particulate organic carbon (POC)

mg m−2

8.45 E+07

2.82 E+07

1.57

0.27

Carbon: Nitrogen

ratio

6.91

2.30

1.43

0.31

Fv/Fm

ratio

0.007

0.002

1.90

0.19