Table 1.
The correlation and optimal variables of landscape patterns on the bacterial community at different spatial scales based on Bioenv.
| Watershed | Scale | Dry season | Wet season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal variables | Correlation | Optimal variables | Correlation | ||
| UW | 100 m | Gr | 0.63** | Gr | 0.44 |
| 300 m | PD | 0.35 | PD | 0.33 | |
| 500 m | Bu | 0.53* | Bu, PD | 0.48* | |
| 1,000 m | Cr, Bu | 0.47 | Cr, Bu, PD | 0.39 | |
| Sub-watershed | Bu, EN | 0.53* | Bu, EN | 0.49* | |
| Water chemistry | Cl−, WT, DOC, NH4+-N, Cu, Fe | 0.78* | DO, WT, NH4+-N, Mn, Pb, Fe | 0.87** | |
| AW | 100 m | Gr, Cr, Bu | 0.79** | Fo, Gr, Cr | 0.87** |
| 300 m | Gr, Cr, Bu | 0.81** | Gr, Bu, PD | 0.88** | |
| 500 m | Gr, Cr | 0.84* | Gr, Bu | 0.81** | |
| 1,000 m | Gr, Cr | 0.79** | Gr, PD, EN | 0.86** | |
| Sub-watershed | Gr, Bu PD | 0.68** | Gr, PD | 0.83** | |
| Water chemistry | SO42−, EC, DOC, TP, NH4+-N, Cu | 0.86** | Cl-, SO42−, EC, WT, NO3−-N, Fe | 0.85** | |
| NW | 100 m | Gr, Cr, Bu | 0.89** | Gr, Cr, Bu, EN | 0.94** |
| 300 m | Gr, Bu, PD, EN | 0.90** | Cr, PD, EN | 0.95** | |
| 500 m | Gr, Cr | 0.89** | Cr, Bu, EN | 0.90** | |
| 1,000 m | Gr, Cr | 0.90** | Cr | 0.90* | |
| Sub-watershed | Fo, Gr, Bu, PD, EN | 0.90** | Gr, Cr | 0.89** | |
| Water chemistry | Cl−, SO42−, pH, EC Cu, Fe | 0.95** | SO42−, WT, NH4+-N, Mn, Pb, Fe | 0.89** | |
Gr, Grassland; Bu, Built-up; Cr, Cropland; Fo, Forest; PD, Patch density; and EN, ENN_MN. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level; **significant at the 0.01 level using Mantel test.