Appendix C. ANOVA testing the effect of seascape, site, plot, and treatment on survival of 5–15 mm experimental mussels at four sites in the large-scale experiment.

ANOVA testing the effect of seascape, site, plot, and treatment on survival of 5–15 mm experimental mussels at four sites in the large-scale experiment

Appendix A. Nested MANOVA on the effect of seascape, site, and shore height on percentage of cover of three size classes of mussels on the rock surface, and the separated ANOVA on the cover of the patches of the different size classes.

Nested MANOVA on the effect of seascape, site, and shore height on percentage of cover of three size classes of mussels on the rock surface, and the separated ANOVA on the cover of the patches of the different size classes

Appendix D. Nested MANOVA on the effect of seascape, site, and month on mussel recruitment to collectors, and a similar ANOVA on the separated species (Perna canaliculus, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Xenostrobus pulex).

Nested MANOVA on the effect of seascape, site, and month on mussel recruitment to collectors, and a similar ANOVA on the separated species (Perna canaliculus, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Xenostrobus pulex)

Appendix B. ANOVA testing the effect of seascape, site, and treatment on survival of 5–15 mm mussels at four sites in the small-scale experiment.

ANOVA testing the effect of seascape, site, and treatment on survival of 5–15 mm mussels at four sites in the small-scale experiment

The temporal dynamics of heterotrophic bacterioplankton in the coastal eastern Mediterranean Sea.

<p>Data presented are for bacterial abundance, BA (A) and bacterial production, BP (B) between April 2013 and April 2015.</p

The seasonal surface (2 m) variability of temperature (open circle) and salinity (black circle).

<p>Data were collected between April 2013 and April 2015 at the study site off the eastern Mediterranean coast.</p

Comparison between the open and coastal Levantine Basin (eastern Mediterranean Sea) water.

<p>Box-plot distribution of NO₂+NO₃ (A), PO₄ (B), Si(OH)₄ (C), bacterial production, BP (D), primary production, PP (E) and N₂ fixation (F) in the open Levantine Basin (euphotic zone, bottom depth of stations >1000 m) and in the coastal site (this study). Data for the open sea were compiled from Yogev et al., [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref035" target="_blank">35</a>]; Kress et al., [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref003" target="_blank">3</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref036" target="_blank">36</a>], Rahav et al., [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref037" target="_blank">37</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref038" target="_blank">38</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref039" target="_blank">39</a>]; Bonnet et al., [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref040" target="_blank">40</a>], Ibello et al., [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref041" target="_blank">41</a>] and Rahav et al., unpublished.</p

The relationship between temperature and bacterioplankton in the coastal eastern Mediterranean Sea.

<p>Data presented are for total Chl a (A), primary production (B), bacterial abundance (C), bacterial production (D) and N₂ fixations (E) during the April 2013 to April 2015 sampling period.</p

The temporal dynamics of autotrophic bacterioplankton in the coastal eastern Mediterranean Sea.

<p>Data presented are for Chl a (A) pico-phytoplankton (B) and primary production, PP (C) between April 2013 and April 2015.</p

The relationship between bacterial production (BP) and bacterial abundance (BA) or primary production (PP) in the open and coastal water of the Levantine Basin.

<p>Data for the open sea stations (euphotic zone, bottom depth of stations >1000 m) were compiled from Zohary & Robarts [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref004" target="_blank">4</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref002" target="_blank">2</a>], Zohary et al. [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref004" target="_blank">4</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref003" target="_blank">3</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref004" target="_blank">4</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref004" target="_blank">4</a>], Christaki et al. [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref004" target="_blank">4</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref005" target="_blank">5</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref004" target="_blank">4</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref006" target="_blank">6</a>], Turley et al. [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref004" target="_blank">4</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref007" target="_blank">7</a>], Van Wambeke et al. [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref001" target="_blank">1</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref007" target="_blank">7</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref004" target="_blank">4</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref008" target="_blank">8</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref004" target="_blank">4</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref009" target="_blank">9</a>], Ignatiades et al. [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref050" target="_blank">50</a>], Kress et al. [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref005" target="_blank">5</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref001" target="_blank">1</a>], Tanaka et al. [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref005" target="_blank">5</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref002" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref005" target="_blank">5</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref003" target="_blank">3</a>], Pulido-Villena et al. [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref001" target="_blank">1</a><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref005" target="_blank">5</a>], and Rahav et al. [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0140690#pone.0140690.ref038" target="_blank">38</a>]. A 95% confidence interval (CI) is presented for the slope and the intercept.</p