Results of ANOSIM testing the null hypothesis that there were no differences in environmental conditions (Renv, penv)ab or community structure (Rcom, pcom)ac during storm and non-storm conditions in Kaneohe Bay.

a. R - test statistic; p - significance value (in bold are significant at 4+, NO2−, N+N, and SRP. c. Based on a Bray-Curtis distance matrix calculated from T-RFLP community composition data. d. Stations listed in bold were sampled intensively throughout the storm and post-storm period, and thus have four sample dates included in the comparison. All other samples have one sampling event included in the comparison (see Materials and Methods) e. Measure should be taken with caution because both R-values are near zero. f. Station JD1 was not sampled from March 3–12, 2006, and thus has no data obtained from storm conditions