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Table 2 Statistical analysis of intracellular, cell wall and total UVAC concentrations for three red Antarctic mosses

From: Photoprotection enhanced by red cell wall pigments in three East Antarctic mosses

 

B. pseudotriquetrum

C. purpureus

S. antarctici

t stat

DF

P-value

t stat

DF

P-value

t stat

DF

P-value

Intracellular UVAC

1.34

12

0.205

3.52

10

< 0.01*

3.91

10

< 0.01*

Cell wall UVAC

2.23

12

< 0.05*

3.60

10

< 0.01*

6.32

9

< 0.0001*

Total UVAC

1.81

12

0.096

4.21

10

< 0.01*

6.02

9

< 0.0001*

  1. Student’s t-test statistics and P-values (α = 0.05) showing differences between samples of Antarctic B. pseudotriquetrum, C. purpureus and S. antarctici collected from the field in early (Dec-2011) and mid growing season (Jan-2012; see also Fig. 3)
  2. DF degrees of freedom
  3. Significant P-values are marked with an asterisk