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. 2013 Sep 25;8(9):e76035. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076035

Table 1. SIMPER analysis of macroinvertebrate communities in Bd and non-Bd ponds.

Macroinvertebrate Taxa Cumulative Contribution More Abundant In:
Chironomid sp. 9.028 Bd ponds
Physa gyrina 16.96 non-Bd ponds
Hesperocorixa spp. 24.23 Bd ponds
Chaoborus sp. 30.88 Bd ponds
Libellula semifasciata 34.87 Bd ponds
Pachydiplax longipennis 38.7 non-Bd ponds
Notonecta (juvenile) 42.3 Bd ponds
Buenoa spp. 45.51 Bd ponds
Dineutus sp. 48.52 Bd ponds
Callibaetes sp. 51.03 Bd ponds

Over 50% of the difference in macroinvertebrate communities between Bd and non-Bd ponds was explained by the abundances of 10 of the 68 total invertebrate taxa (listed in order of decreasing relative contribution).