Research Article

Widespread Dispersal of the Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star, Acanthaster planci, across the Hawaiian Archipelago and Johnston Atoll

Table 3

Population pairwise values (below diagonal) and statistical significance (above diagonal) for Acanthaster planci populations along the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bold text indicates significant values: * , ** , and *** .

FFSs HE HS HW JOH KAU LAN MAI MOLNIIOAH 1982PHR

FFSs0.2970.771 0.002 0.104 0.3910.4920.4290.6510.041 0.258 0.231 0.147
HE0.0090.423 0.002 0.002 0.5460.6850.1080.2270.1610.173 0.8940.407
HS−0.022−0.002 0.001 0.016 0.7460.8600.7330.9150.1010.522 0.3650.208
HW0.107 0.070 0.064 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.000 0.001 0.0640.040 0.001 0.000
JOH0.0300.093 0.046 0.149 0.005 0.004 0.005 0.028 0.000 0.005 0.001 0.000
KAU−0.002−0.010−0.015 0.087 0.077 0.9260.4860.5440.0790.181 0.7360.818
LAN−0.007−0.013−0.016 0.061 0.068 −0.0220.4110.6540.1840.318 0.6710.655
MAI−0.0060.026−0.013 0.078 0.064 −0.006−0.0020.6970.043 0.254 0.1340.184
MOL−0.0200.011−0.019 0.061 0.042 −0.009−0.012−0.0140.1830.803 0.2250.123
NII0.051 0.0150.021 0.0210.126 0.0330.0120.040 0.0130.776 0.1180.038
OAH0.0110.014−0.005 0.023 0.066 0.0140.0040.008−0.014−0.0120.1220.048
19820.013−0.0170.000 0.085 0.102 −0.014−0.0100.0190.0090.0200.0180.449
PHR0.030−0.0030.010 0.105 0.127 −0.018−0.0120.0140.0230.047 0.039 −0.004

FFSs: French Frigate Shoals, JOH: Johnston Atoll, MOL: Moloka`i, OAH: O‘ahu, HE: Hawai`i East, KAU: Kaua`i, NII: Niihau, HS: Hawai`i South, LAN: Lana`i, PHR: Pearl and Hermes Atoll, HW: Hawai`i West, MAI: Maui, and HAW 1982: Hawai`i.