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Plot showing the null deviation (Chase and Myers, 2011) of the bacterial communities grouped by season and distance to the water. A null deviation close to zero suggests that neutral processes are more important in structuring the community, whereas larger negative null deviations suggest that niche-based processes are more important. Different letters indicate significant differences between samples (P < 0.001).
