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Table 1 Classification of sampling sites according to factor analysis performed with PERMANOVA. The factors were channel area (AREA), environment (ENV), farming center (CENTER) and sampling sites (SITE). Qi corresponds to aquaculture sites, REF corresponds to reference sites. See also Fig. 1 and Methods for details

From: Macrofauna community patterns in a Chiloe Island channel used intensely for aquaculture: the ecological status of its benthic environment

Factors

Levels

AREA

Northern area

Southern area

Outer area

 

Q1, Q2,

C1, C2, C3, C13,

C14, C15, C16, C17

Q9, Q11, Q12,

C5, C6, C7, C8

Q6,

C10, C12

ENV

Salmon farms

Mytilid farms

Reference sites

 

Q2, Q6, Q12

Q1, Q9, Q11

C1, C2, C3, C5, C6, C7, C8, C10,

C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17

CENTER

Q1

Q2

Q6

Q9

Q11

Q12

REF

SITE

Q1–1, Q1–3, Q1–4, Q1–5, Q1–6, Q1–7, Q1–8

Q2–2, Q2–3, Q2–5, Q2–6, Q2–7

Q6–1

Q9–1, Q9–2, Q9–3, Q9–4, Q9–5, Q9–6, Q9–7, Q9–8

Q11–1, Q11–3, Q11–4, Q11–6, Q11–7, Q11–8

Q12–1, Q12–3, Q12–4, Q12–5, Q12–6, Q12–8

C1, C2, C3, C5, C6, C7, C8, C10, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17

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Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

ISSN: 0717-6317

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