ns not significant
Table 5 Results of non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test for the factors species and depth on blade CN parameters in a random subsample of adult kelp individuals (≥ 2 years) from 2.5 and 5 m depth collected in summer 2021 at Hansneset, Kongsfjorden (Svalbard). A. esculenta: n = 11 (2.5 m), n = 15 (5 m); ‘Digitate Kelps’: n = 15 (2.5 m), n = 10 (5 m); S. latissima : n = 15 (2.5 m), n = 7 (5 m).