Table 1.

Diversity of soil and root microbiomes. The results represent means and standard errors

		Bacteria			Fungi
		Soil (n = 89)	Roots (n = 84)		Soil (n = 87)	Roots (n = 86)
Observed OTU richness		1102 ± 12 a	681 ± 17 b		410 ± 12 a	195 ± 5 b
Evenness		0.86 ± 0.00 a	0.78 ± 0.01 b		0.68 ± 0.01 a	0.55 ± 0.01 b
Chao-1		2235 ± 34 a	1344 ± 37 b		889 ± 32 a	427 ± 16 b

Means denoted by a different letter indicate significant differences between habitats (P < 0.05, Student´s t-test)