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Table 2 ANOSIM test results showing the significance for the composition of the macroalgal assemblages for each pair of seasons by group of macroalgae (Chlorophyta, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyta)

From: Zonation patterns, composition and diversity of macroalgal communities in the eastern coasts of Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, Iran

Algae

Chlorophyta

Phaeophyceae

Rhodophyta

Global R: 0.167

Global R: 0.229

Global R: 0.167

Pairwise test

R

R

R

A vs. W

0.25

0

0.25

A vs. Sp

0.125

0

0.75

A vs. Sm

0.5

0.5

0.25

W vs. Sp

0.25

0

0.25

W vs. Sm

0

0

0.5

Sp vs. Sm

0.625

0.25

0.5

  1. Winter (W), spring (Sp), summer (Sm), and autumn (A)