The Scientific World Journal

Research Article

Environmental Gradient Favours Functionally Diverse Macrobenthic Community in a Placer Rich Tropical Bay

Table 5

Result of the two-way ANOVA. Only the variables that were significant are represented. Season/transect showing significantly highest mean values from the SNK test are shown. SNK test Student-Newman-Keuls tests.
VariablesSource of variationdfMS P SNK test
Feeding guilds      
 CarnivoresSeason Pre M, Post M
 Filter feedersSeason Post M
 OmnivoresSeason Post M
 GrazersSeason Post M, Pre M
Mobility      
 Discretely mobileSeason Post M, Pre M
 MobileSeason Post M, Pre M
Habit type      
 Free livingSeason Pre M, Post M
 TuberculousSeason Post M