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Table 2.1 Statistically significant scales of variability from transect survey . 29
Table 2.2 Indices of dispersion for each taxa in the lm survey . 32
Table 2.3 Indices of dispersion for each taxa in the 8m survey . 33
Table 2.4 Indices of dispersion for each taxa in the 40m survey . . 34
Table 2.5 Results of Spearman Rank Correlation of P. elegans with the most . 35
abundant species and sediment variables from the 3 grid surveys
Table 4.1 Results of x 2 goodness of fit and Kolmogorov-Smimov tests for . 100
P. elegans size distributions after 6 weeks and 20 weeks
Table 4.2 Mean algal biomasses used in controlled, weed-implantation . . 101
experiments
Table 5.1 Mean number of species and individuals and Shannon-Wiener. . 116
diversity index values for weed and non-weed plots
Table 5.2 Results of x 2 goodness of fit and Kolmogorov-Smimov tests for . 121
P. elegans size distributions after 4 weeks and 20 weeks
Table 5.3 Algal biomasses reported in various studies . . 123
Table 6.1 Results of x 2 goodness of fit and Kolmogorov-Smimov tests for . 146
P. elegans size distributions (i-iii)
Table 6.2 Results of x 2 goodness of fit and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests for . 148
C. capitata size distributions (i-iii)
Table 6.3 Total species list from patch and non-patch azoic samples for all 3 . 149
experiments
Table 6.4 Results of One-way ANOSIM tests between patch and non-patch . 151
communities
Table 7.1 Indices of dispersion for adult P. elegans individuals from March . 183
1997 to February 1998
Table 7.2 Indices of dispersion of P. elegans new recruits for the months with . 188
mean densities greater than 3 individuals per core
Table 7.3 Results of correlation analyses between adult P. elegans abundances . 191
and P. elegans new recruits and other abundant species
Table 7.3 Results of correlation analyses between adult P. elegans abundances . 192
and P. elegans new recruits and other abundant species (continued)
Table 8.1 P. elegans size-frequency distribution x2 goodness of fit and . . 209
Kolmogorov-Smimov tests results
Table 8.2 C. capitata size-frequency distribution x2 goodness of fit and . . 211
Kolmogorov-Smimov tests results
Table 8.3 Results of One-way ANOSINI tests between patch and non-patch . 214
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