Table 4. ANOSIM analysis of BIOMAR abundance scales for 31 kelp forest sites in 5 regions: southwest (County Cork), southeast (County Wicklow and Wexford), west (County Kerry, Clare, Galway and Mayo, northwest (County Sligo and Donegal), and north (north County Donegal). Similarity of communities in regions, species richness (S), and site number (N) are displayed along with species driving similarity and % contribution.