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Appendix C. Relative contributions of macroalgal species to differences in assemblage structure.
Table C1. SIMPER analyses of differences in macroalgal assemblage structure among treatment groups, corresponding to significant terms identified in the PERMANOVA: (a) Grazer diversity (groups defined by post hoc pairwise tests, Table B1: (None, P, G) = combined group including the ‘no grazers’ treatment and Patella and Gibbula monocultures; L = Littorina monoculture; PLG = polyculture containing all three species) and (b) Temperature (within enhanced wave action only). % = percent contribution of species to average dissimilarity between groups.
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(a) Grazer diversity |
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(b) Temperature |
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Algal species |
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Mean wet biomass (g) |
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Mean wet biomass (g) |
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(None, P, G) |
L |
PLG |
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(None, P, G) vs. L |
(None, P, G) vs. PLG |
L vs. PLG |
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Ambient |
Elevated |
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Ulva lactuca |
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8.98 |
5.26 |
7.00 |
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67.82 |
49.64 |
64.39 |
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8.47 |
7.07 |
54.06 |
Palmaria palmata |
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23.63 |
23.37 |
24.14 |
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21.09 |
32.89 |
20.25 |
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27.22 |
23.66 |
28.97 |
Fucus vesiculosus |
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102.67 |
99.81 |
96.23 |
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11.09 |
17.48 |
15.37 |
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101.76 |
102.06 |
16.97 |