Results of PERMANOVA testing for differences in meiofaunal abundance, biomass, richness of taxa and assemblages composition among habitats across regions and among regions across habitats.

Results of the pairwise tests among levels of the relevant factors are also reported. DF = degrees of freedom; MS = mean squares; Pseudo-F = F statistic; P = probability level; *** = P<0.001; ** = P<0.01; ns: not significant. Car = Caribbean Sea; Red = Red Sea; Cel = Celebes Sea; M = mangrove; R = reef; S = seagrass; na = not applicable.