Fig. 1.

Non-metric multidimensional scaling ordination (NMDS) comparing taxonomic beta diversity of bat associated microbial assemblages across (A) season (stress = 0.12) and (B) winters (stress = 0.10). There is a significant difference in average assemblage structure across seasons (A; p < 0.05) but not across years (B; p > 0.05). (C) NMDS comparing functional beta diversity of bat associated microbial assemblages across season (stress = 0.06) and (D) winters (stress = 0.13). There is no significant difference in average functional assemblage structure across seasons (p > 0.05) and years (p > 0.05). (E) Distribution of sample locations, lighter-shaded counties were sampled in summer; darker counties were sampled in winter