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. 2014 Apr 16;9(4):e95056. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095056

Table 2. Estimates of species richness and coverage for adequately sampled libraries.

Sample type OTUs Good's Coverage Chao estimate of species richness LCIA HCIA
Fall corbicular pollen 630 0.994 813.82 753.99 902.52
Fall guts 82 0.999 130.33 100.91 205.49
Spring guts 85 0.999 99.44 90.15 125.46
Spring crops 116 0.999 159.05 135.87 209.26
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Low (LCI) and high (HCI) 95% confidence intervals for the Chao estimate of species richness. Libraries were randomly sampled in equal numbers for 1000 replicates.