Table 2.
Key topological properties of the fungal communities in the leaf endosphere, root endosphere, and rhizosphere.
| Network properties | Leaf endosphere | Root endosphere | Rhizosphere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observed networks | |||
| Number of nodes | 173 | 219 | 517 |
| Number of edges | 285 | 230 | 1085 |
| Clustering coefficient | 0.9302 | 0.7007 | 0.5564 |
| Number of clusters | 46 | 64 | 81 |
| Average path length | 5.6818 | 6.9502 | 7.3709 |
| Modularity | 0.8942 | 0.9293 | 0.8143 |
| Random networks | |||
| Clustering coefficient | 0.0188 ± 0.0075 | 0.0096 ± 0.0078 | 0.0081 ± 0.0024 |
| Number of clusters | 7.5 ± 2.2570 | 32.12 ± 3.9784 | 8.772 ± 2.5998 |
| Average path length | 4.3181 ± 0.0884 | 6.4652 ± 0.3677 | 4.4797 ± 0.0279 |
| Modularity | 0.5468 ± 0.0124 | 0.7221 ± 0.0160 | 0.4933 ± 0.0056 |