Table 4.
Protista 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, sediments
| Condition | Observed ASV | Chao1 | Simpson | Shannon | Faith PD | Pielou evenness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-CO | 52.78 ± 20.06 (a) | 52.78 ± 20.06 (a) | 0.96 ± 0.04 (a) | 5.11 ± 0.79 (a) | 6.36 ± 1.94 (ab) | 0.91 ± 0.04 (a) |
| S-SW | 19.89 ± 16.24 (a) | 19.89 ± 16.24 (a) | 0.87 ± 0.06 (a) | 3.46 ± 0.89 (a) | 3.03 ± 2.26 (ab) | 0.84 ± 0.09 (a) |
| S-SD | 49.33 ± 13.17 (b) | 49.33 ± 13.17 (b) | 0.95 ± 0.02 (b) | 4.98 ± 0.35 (b) | 7.14 ± 1.57 (c) | 0.89 ± 0.05 (a) |
| W-CO | 43.89 ± 12.42 (a) | 43.94 ± 12.52 (a) | 0.93 ± 0.04 (ab) | 4.55 ± 0.73 (ab) | 5.78 ± 1.01 (a) | 0.84 ± 0.08 (a) |
| W-SW | 37.11 ± 10.74 (ab) | 37.11 ± 10.74 (ab) | 0.93 ± 0.04 (ab) | 4.41 ± 0.76 (ab) | 5.67 ± 1.53 (bc) | 0.86 ± 0.07 (a) |
| W-SD | 51.44 ± 11.35 (ab) | 51.56 ± 11.30 (ab) | 0.94 ± 0.02 (ab) | 4.81 ± 0.50 (ab) | 8.75 ± 1.71 (bc) | 0.85 ± 0.05 (a) |