Further reading

This guide is fairly succinct and is designed to get you rather quickly up and running with PRIMER 8 software. For detailed information about all of the new features in PRIMER 8 with PERMANOVA+, check out the following key resource:

• Anderson, M.J. (2026). "What's New in PRIMER 8." PRIMER-e Learning Hub. PRIMER-e, Auckland, New Zealand.

For additional details regarding the methods and tools available in the software produced by PRIMER-e, please consult the following historical books and manuals, available in the PRIMER-e Learning Hub:

• Clarke KR, Gorley RN, Somerfield PJ & Warwick RM. (2014). "Change in Marine Communities, 3rd edition." PRIMER-E Ltd: Plymouth, UK.
• Clarke KR & Gorley RN. (2015). "PRIMER v7: User Manual / Tutorial." PRIMER-E Ltd: Plymouth, UK.
• Anderson MJ, Gorley RN & Clarke KR. (2008). "PERMANOVA+ for PRIMER: Guide to Software and Statistical Methods." PRIMER-E Ltd: Plymouth, UK.