Plots

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Models

Area 1 ANOVA model for mean abundance by month and location (backbay/mainbay), with interaction.
Taxa Var Sum Sq Mean Sq F value Pr(>F)
Green Month 0.13 0.13 10.08 0.01
Location 0.11 0.06 4.49 0.05
Month x Location 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.86
Cyanobacteria Month 0.35 0.35 4.13 0.08
Location 0.23 0.12 1.39 0.30
Month x Location 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.78
Area 3 ANOVA model for mean abundance by month and location (backbay/mainbay), with interaction.
Taxa Var Sum Sq Mean Sq F value Pr(>F)
Green Month 2.09 2.09 24.73 0.00
Location 1.52 0.76 8.95 0.01
Month x Location 0.68 0.68 8.06 0.02
Cyanobacteria Month 0.81 0.81 2.80 0.13
Location 1.13 0.56 1.95 0.20
Month x Location 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.91