Table 1 Moss genus, moss species nested within moss genus, gametophyte section, soil pH, soil temperature, and their interactions drive moss bacterial community composition. Shown are the PERMANOVA on Bray–Curtis dissimilarity (n = 131 and n = 121 samples respectively) degrees of freedom (df), determination coefficients (R2), and p-values (significant values are shown in bold).

From: Boreal moss-microbe interactions are revealed through metagenome assembly of novel bacterial species

Variables

(a) With D. undulatum

(b) Without D. undulatum

df

R2 (%)

p-value

df

R2 (%)

p-value

1st level

Moss genus

1

13.8

0.001

Moss species

2

19.7

0.001

Gametophyte section

1

12.7

0.001

1

17.2

0.001

Soil temperature

1

7.4

0.001

1

6.9

0.001

Soil pH

1

5.1

0.001

1

4.1

0.001

2nd level

Genus × species

2

12.3

0.001

Genus × gametophyte section

1

2.6

0.001

Genus × soil temperature

1

0.6

0.232

Genus × soil pH

1

0.2

0.789

Species × gametophyte section

2

1.3

0.042

Species × soil temperature

2

3.0

0.003

Species × soil pH

2

3.0

0.001

Gametophyte section × soil temp

1

0.9

0.003

1

1.1

0.011

Gametophyte section × soil pH

1

0.3

0.447

1

0.2

0.749

Total R2 (%)

 

57.3

  

59.0