from ANOVA, a suitable post hoc tes

from ANOVA, a suitable post hoc test was run to identify the dependent variables that were significantly different. Either Tukey’s HSD or the Games Howell post hoc test was applied to identify the significantly different components. The Games Howell nonparametric test was used when Levene’s test failed. Pearson correlations were calculated between the potential bioindicators (e.g., the tissue nutrient content, seagrass morphology, and epiphyticalgae biomass) and nutrient concentrations in the surface water and sediments. All of the statistical tests were assessed at a = 0.05.