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. 2012 May 24;170(4):1045–1052. doi: 10.1007/s00442-012-2357-1

Table 1.

Results of a SIMPER analysis on differences in zooplankton functional/taxonomic groups among treatments. Analysis is based on Bray–Curtis distances among zooplankton communities

Taxonomic/functional group Contribution Cumulative % Mean abundance within treatment
100 % 50 % 0 %
Rotifers 38.61 71.67 79 24.5 601
Copepods 9.45 89.22 38.5 75 73
Cladocerans 5.22 98.91 5.5 11 18.5
Ostracods 0.59 100 2.5 1.5 0