Table 2.
Fungi diversity index. Lowercase letters indicate significant differences among conditions based on pairwise comparisons following a Kruskal-Wallis test (P value < 0.05). S, austral summer; W, austral winter; CO, coral rubble; SW, seawater; SD, sediment
| Condition | Observed ASV | Chao1 | Simpson | Shannon | Faith PD | Pielou evenness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-CO | 52.67 ± 7.81 (a) | 52.67 ± 7.81 (a) | 0.94 ± 0.02 (a) | 4.78 ± 0.39 (a) | 8.10 ± 0.98 (b) | 0.84 ± 0.04 (a) |
| S-SW | 11.00 ± 5.81 (a) | 11.00 ± 5.81 (a) | 0.83 ± 0.05 (a) | 2.88 ± 0.57 (a) | 2.98 ± 1.30 (b) | 0.86 ± 0.05 (a) |
| S-SD | 47.11 ± 12.95 (c) | 47.11 ± 12.95 (c) | 0.93 ± 0.03 (b) | 4.50 ± 0.65 (b) | 9.44 ± 1.90 (c) | 0.81 ± 0.06 (a) |
| W-CO | 36.89 ± 16.01 (bc) | 36.94 ± 16.02 (bc) | 0.86 ± 0.11 (ab) | 3.78 ± 1.17 (ab) | 7.41 ± 2.60 (b) | 0.73 ± 0.14 (a) |
| W-SW | 46.89 ± 12.40 (ab) | 46.89 ± 12.40 (ab) | 0.85 ± 0.11 (ab) | 3.84 ± 1.00 (ab) | 13.36 ± 2.46 (b) | 0.70 ± 0.17 (a) |
| W-SD | 27.67 ± 12.68 (ab) | 27.67 ± 12.68 (ab) | 0.91 ± 0.05 (ab) | 3.98 ± 0.69 (ab) | 7.94 ± 2.20 (a) | 0.85 ± 0.05 (a) |