Results of distance-based linear model (DistLM).

<p>Relationship between <i>Fucus vesiculosus</i> surface chemistry composition and the predictor variables. Model output contains only variables of the best fit.</p

Results of distance-based linear model (DistLM).

<p>Relationship between <i>Fucus serratus</i> surface chemistry composition and the predictor variables. Model output contains only variables of the best fit.</p

Pairwise test results (ANOSIM) for <i>Fucus vesiculosus</i> chemical composition of surface extracts.

<p>Pairwise test results (ANOSIM) for <i>Fucus vesiculosus</i> chemical composition of surface extracts.</p

Changing levels of metabolites in summer and winter surface extracts of <i>F</i>. <i>vesiculosus</i> from SIMPER analysis.

<p>Metabolites are ranked by regulation strength (log ratio).</p

MDS (multi-dimensional scaling) plot of the variance/similarity in <i>Fucus vesiculosus</i> surface extract composition originating from different seasons.

<p>Symbols represent single monthly samples of <i>F</i>. <i>vesiculosus</i> individuals within the four seasons (<i>n</i> = 18 per season; exceptions: spring <i>n</i> = 17, summer <i>n</i> = 15).</p

Pairwise test results (ANOSIM) for <i>Fucus serratus</i> chemical composition of surface extracts.

<p>Pairwise test results (ANOSIM) for <i>Fucus serratus</i> chemical composition of surface extracts.</p