Variable

2-way crossed PERMANOVA summary

Time

Zone

Time × Zone

Species richness (S)

Pseudo-F = 7.01

p = 0.0126

(ECV = 0.30)

Pseudo-F = 22.47

p < 0.0001 (ECV = 0.90)

Pseudo-F = 0.73

p = 0.5777 (ECV = −0.14)

${H^{\prime }}_c$ – Shannon’s species diversity index

Pseudo-F = 22.13

p < 0.0001

(ECV = 0.14)

Pseudo-F = 53.14

p < 0.0001 (ECV = 0.34)

Pseudo-F = 1.67

p = 0.1830 (ECV = 0.05)

1 − λ – Simpson’s species diversity index

Pseudo-F = 21.34

p = 0.0002

(ECV = 0.08)

Pseudo-F = 48.03

p < 0.0001 (ECV = 0.19)

Pseudo-F = 2.65

p = 0.0494 (ECV = 0.05)

${J^{\prime }}_c$ – Pielou’s species evenness index

Pseudo-F = 2.73

p = 0.1168

(ECV = 0.03)

Pseudo-F = 18.70

p < 0.0001 (ECV = 0.14)

Pseudo-F = 7.36

p = 0.0005 (ECV = 0.12)