marginally significantP = 0.09
The second axis, which explains 6.9% of the variation in bacterial community composition, was unrelated to cumulative precipitation but a marginally significant relationship was noted between this axis and the starting weight of the cadaver ( y = -0.14x + 25.60; F 1,12 = 3.43; P = 0.09; r 2 = 0.22).