Table 2 Summary of the two-way ANOVA for differences in abundance (ind. per m2) in ETP, CR and WPR, at different depths (see Fig. 4).

From: Sponge diversity in Eastern Tropical Pacific coral reefs: an interoceanic comparison

Source

Sum of Squares

Df

Mean Square

F-Ratio

P-Value

MAIN EFFECTS

Region

5008.84

2

2504.42

7.17

0.0010

Depth

3804.32

3

1268.11

3.63

0.0141

RESIDUAL

61088.5

175

349.077

  

TOTAL (CORRECTED)

69988.7

180

   

Multiple Range Tests for Abundance

 

Count

LS Mean

LS Sigma

  

ETP

23

−2.44891

4.28989

  

CR

54

8.11227

2.83822

  

WPR

104

13.5795

2.25136

  

Contrast

Difference

+/− Límits

   

1–5 m ETP vs 1–5 m CR

10.5612

9.30228

   

1–5 m ETP vs 1–5 m WPR

−16.0285

8.57705

   

6–10 m CR vs 11–15 m WPR

15.5055

13.1302

   
  1. Bold denotes a statistically significant difference. All F-ratios are based on the residual mean square error.