| |
Group
|
One-way ANOVA
|
Fisher's PLSD
|
|---|
|
Parameter
|
A(20)
|
B1(7)
|
B2(17)
|
B3(12)
|
C(14)
|
D(7)
| |
|---|
|
Abundance (inds. m-3)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Total
|
331
|
503
|
476
|
528
|
469
|
101
|
**
|
D
|
A
|
C
|
B2
|
B1
|
B3
|
|
0.25 to 1 mm
|
315
|
465
|
441
|
473
|
387
|
98
|
**
|
D
|
A
|
C
|
B2
|
B1
|
B3
|
|
1 to 2 mm
|
15.1
|
34.0
|
32.3
|
48.5
|
52.3
|
2.9
|
***
|
D
|
A
|
B1
|
B2
|
B3
|
C
|
|
2 to 3 mm
|
1.1
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
6.2
|
28.3
|
0.1
|
***
|
D
|
A
|
B1
|
B2
|
B3
|
C
|
|
3 to 4 mm
|
0.2
|
0.8
|
0.4
|
0.7
|
1.5
|
0.0
|
**
|
D
|
A
|
B2
|
B3
|
B1
|
C
|
|
4 to 5 mm
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
***
|
D
|
A
|
B2
|
C
|
B3
|
B1
|
|
Biovolume (mm3m−3)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Total
|
57.0 ± 13.8
|
135.1 ± 34.1
|
106.7 ± 39.3
|
179.6 ± 44.7
|
348.7 ± 229.1
|
10.7 ± 7.5
|
***
|
D
|
A
|
B2
|
B1
|
B3
|
C
|
|
0.25 to 1 mm
|
25.7 ± 11.9
|
43.9 ± 30.9
|
39.3 ± 13.9
|
49.6 ± 21.5
|
41.3 ± 27.5
|
6.5 ± 4.7
|
***
|
D
|
A
|
B2
|
C
|
B1
|
B3
|
|
1 to 2 mm
|
18.6 ± 7.1
|
37.0 ± 17.3
|
39.0 ± 9.6
|
66.9 ± 16.9
|
88.7 ± 46.2
|
3.3 ± 2.2
|
***
|
D
|
A
|
B1
|
B2
|
B3
|
C
|
|
2 to 3 mm
|
7.7 ± 4.1
|
14.5 ± 12.8
|
16.5 ± 6.1
|
41.5 ± 12.1
|
181.4 ± 160.9
|
1.0 ± 0.9
|
***
|
D
|
A
|
B1
|
B2
|
B3
|
C
|
|
3 to 4 mm
|
3.9 ± 4.1
|
16.5 ± 10.9
|
8.5 ± 7.5
|
13.9 ± 9.1
|
30.5 ± 42.7
|
0
|
**
|
D
|
A
|
B2
|
B3
|
B1
|
C
|
|
4 to 5 mm
|
1.1 ± 1.6
|
23.3 ± 24.1
|
3.5 ± 4.3
|
7.7 ± 9.9
|
6.7 ± 9.0
|
0
|
***
|
D
|
A
|
B2
|
C
|
B3
|
B1
|
|
NBSS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Slope (a)
|
−1.18 ± 0.14
|
−1.11 ± 0.16
|
−119 ± 0.94
|
−1.16 ± 0.94
|
−0.90 ± 0.16
|
−1.24 ± 0.11
|
**
|
D
|
B2
|
A
|
B3
|
B1
|
C
|
|
Intercept (b)
|
−0.23 ± 0.28
|
−0.06 ± 0.32
|
−0.04 ± 0.16
|
0.09 ± 0.27
|
0.29 ± 0.29
|
−0.65 ± 0.29
|
***
|
D
|
A
|
B1
|
B2
|
B3
|
C
|
- Identified by Q-mode analysis (cf. Figure 5A) in the Western Pacific and their adjacent seas during May and June to August 2011. Differences between the group were tested by one-way ANOVA and post hoc test by Fisher's PLSD. Groups with bold letters indicate that the groups are significantly greater than the other groups (p < 0.05). Values are mean ± s.d. Numbers in the parentheses are the numbers of stations belonging to each group. **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.0001.
