Correlation coefficient (r) Simple Mantel tests Simple Mantel tests Simple Mantel tests Partial Mantel tests Partial Mantel tests Partial Mantel tests
WMc Ed Se WM-E&Sf E-WM&Sg S-WM&Eh
Pico
ECS 0.219*** 0.182*** 0.040 0.199*** 0.169*** 0.030
TS 0.259*** 0.252*** 0.030 0.229*** 0.236*** -0.008
SCS 0.294*** 0.095+ 0.066 0.278*** 0.060 0.066
Geographical scale (-SCS)a 0.219*** 0.183*** 0.014 0.199*** 0.177*** 0.023
Geographical scale 0.191*** 0.190*** 0.060* 0.175*** 0.179*** 0.056*
Spring 0.000 0.068 0.119+ 0.000 0.067 0.118+
Summer-autumn (-SCS)a 0.021 0.110** 0.019 -0.005 0.110** 0.035
Summer-autumnb 0.029 0.270*** 0.224*** -0.005 0.205*** 0.146***
Nano
ECS 0.304*** 0.184** 0.092+ 0.289*** 0.176*** 0.092
TS 0.342*** 0.132* -0.052 0.340*** 0.138* -0.041
SCS 0.519*** 0.403** 0.017 0.448*** 0.334** 0.055
Geographical scale (-SCS)a 0.293*** 0.041 0.164*** 0.290*** 0.018 0.159**
Geographical scale 0.283*** 0.016 0.210*** 0.281*** 0.010 0.209***
Spring 0.462*** 0.104* 0.399*** 0.441*** 0.079* 0.394***
Summer-autumn (-SCS)a 0.187** 0.116* 0.186** 0.149* 0.079+ 0.174**
Summer-autumnb 0.180*** 0.169*** 0.252*** 0.134** 0.130** 0.248***
a. All geographical samples without those from the SCS in summer; b. Samples from all three marine areas (the ECS, TS, and SCS) in summer-autumn; c. Euclidean distance of the factor of water masses (WM) represented by temperature and salinity between sampling sites; d. Euclidean distance of environmental factors (E) represented by all abiotic and biotic factors except temperature and salinity between sampling sites; e. Euclidean distance of all spatial factors (S) between sampling sites; f. Correlation between beta diversity and water masses (WM) controlled by E and S; g. Correlation between beta diversity and environmental factors (E) controlled by WM and S; h. Correlation between beta diversity and spatial factors (S) controlled by WM and E. Significance: ***, p < 0.001; **, p < 0.01; *, p < 0.05; +, p < 0.1. a. All geographical samples without those from the SCS in summer; b. Samples from all three marine areas (the ECS, TS, and SCS) in summer-autumn; c. Euclidean distance of the factor of water masses (WM) represented by temperature and salinity between sampling sites; d. Euclidean distance of environmental factors (E) represented by all abiotic and biotic factors except temperature and salinity between sampling sites; e. Euclidean distance of all spatial factors (S) between sampling sites; f. Correlation between beta diversity and water masses (WM) controlled by E and S; g. Correlation between beta diversity and environmental factors (E) controlled by WM and S; h. Correlation between beta diversity and spatial factors (S) controlled by WM and E. Significance: ***, p < 0.001; **, p < 0.01; *, p < 0.05; +, p < 0.1. a. All geographical samples without those from the SCS in summer; b. Samples from all three marine areas (the ECS, TS, and SCS) in summer-autumn; c. Euclidean distance of the factor of water masses (WM) represented by temperature and salinity between sampling sites; d. Euclidean distance of environmental factors (E) represented by all abiotic and biotic factors except temperature and salinity between sampling sites; e. Euclidean distance of all spatial factors (S) between sampling sites; f. Correlation between beta diversity and water masses (WM) controlled by E and S; g. Correlation between beta diversity and environmental factors (E) controlled by WM and S; h. Correlation between beta diversity and spatial factors (S) controlled by WM and E. Significance: ***, p < 0.001; **, p < 0.01; *, p < 0.05; +, p < 0.1. a. All geographical samples without those from the SCS in summer; b. Samples from all three marine areas (the ECS, TS, and SCS) in summer-autumn; c. Euclidean distance of the factor of water masses (WM) represented by temperature and salinity between sampling sites; d. Euclidean distance of environmental factors (E) represented by all abiotic and biotic factors except temperature and salinity between sampling sites; e. Euclidean distance of all spatial factors (S) between sampling sites; f. Correlation between beta diversity and water masses (WM) controlled by E and S; g. Correlation between beta diversity and environmental factors (E) controlled by WM and S; h. Correlation between beta diversity and spatial factors (S) controlled by WM and E. Significance: ***, p < 0.001; **, p < 0.01; *, p < 0.05; +, p < 0.1. a. All geographical samples without those from the SCS in summer; b. Samples from all three marine areas (the ECS, TS, and SCS) in summer-autumn; c. Euclidean distance of the factor of water masses (WM) represented by temperature and salinity between sampling sites; d. Euclidean distance of environmental factors (E) represented by all abiotic and biotic factors except temperature and salinity between sampling sites; e. Euclidean distance of all spatial factors (S) between sampling sites; f. Correlation between beta diversity and water masses (WM) controlled by E and S; g. Correlation between beta diversity and environmental factors (E) controlled by WM and S; h. Correlation between beta diversity and spatial factors (S) controlled by WM and E. Significance: ***, p < 0.001; **, p < 0.01; *, p < 0.05; +, p < 0.1. a. All geographical samples without those from the SCS in summer; b. Samples from all three marine areas (the ECS, TS, and SCS) in summer-autumn; c. Euclidean distance of the factor of water masses (WM) represented by temperature and salinity between sampling sites; d. Euclidean distance of environmental factors (E) represented by all abiotic and biotic factors except temperature and salinity between sampling sites; e. Euclidean distance of all spatial factors (S) between sampling sites; f. Correlation between beta diversity and water masses (WM) controlled by E and S; g. Correlation between beta diversity and environmental factors (E) controlled by WM and S; h. Correlation between beta diversity and spatial factors (S) controlled by WM and E. Significance: ***, p < 0.001; **, p < 0.01; *, p < 0.05; +, p < 0.1. a. All geographical samples without those from the SCS in summer; b. Samples from all three marine areas (the ECS, TS, and SCS) in summer-autumn; c. Euclidean distance of the factor of water masses (WM) represented by temperature and salinity between sampling sites; d. Euclidean distance of environmental factors (E) represented by all abiotic and biotic factors except temperature and salinity between sampling sites; e. Euclidean distance of all spatial factors (S) between sampling sites; f. Correlation between beta diversity and water masses (WM) controlled by E and S; g. Correlation between beta diversity and environmental factors (E) controlled by WM and S; h. Correlation between beta diversity and spatial factors (S) controlled by WM and E. Significance: ***, p < 0.001; **, p < 0.01; *, p < 0.05; +, p < 0.1.