TABLE 4.

KEGG pathways predicted that differed significantly between sections of T140 and T210.

Gene category	T140 (%)					T210 (%)
	Plateau	Top	Near Top	Mid	Bottom	Plateau	Top	Near Top	Mid	Bottom	In-Pasture
Metabolism
Arginine and proline metabolism	1.28 cde	1.36 a	1.33 ab	1.30 bcd	1.26 e	1.31 bc	1.30 bcde	1.32 abc	1.28 cde	1.27 de	1.29 cde
Biotin metabolism	0.13 bcde	0.14 a	0.14 ab	0.13 cde	0.11 e	0.14 abc	0.13 cde	0.13 bcd	0.13 cde	0.11 e	0.12 de
Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids	0.36 bcd	0.40 a	0.41 a	0.38 abc	0.35 d	0.39 ab	0.39 ab	0.40 a	0.37 bcd	0.36 d	0.36 cd
Tropane, piperidine and pyridine alkaloid biosynthesis	0.13 cd	0.15 a	0.15 a	0.14 cd	0.13 d	0.13 cd	0.15 ab	0.15 ab	0.14 bc	0.13 cd	0.13 cd
Fructose and mannose metabolism	0.55 cde	0.55 de	0.54 e	0.56 bcd	0.57 a	0.55 cde	0.57 ab	0.56 bcde	0.56 bcd	0.58 a	0.56 abc
Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism	0.89 abcd	0.86 cde	0.85 de	0.88 bcde	0.92 a	0.90 abc	0.86 de	0.84 e	0.87 bcde	0.91 ab	0.91 ab
beta-Lactam resistance	0.05 abcd	0.04 e	0.04 de	0.05 bcd	0.06 a	0.04 de	0.05 cd	0.04 de	0.05 cd	0.06 ab	0.06 abc
Lipid biosynthesis proteins	0.97 abc	1.05 cd	1.12 d	1.03 cd	0.93 a	1.00 abc	1.02 bc	1.04 cd	0.98 abc	0.93 a	0.94 ab
Penicillin and cephalosporin biosynthesis	0.08 abcd	0.06 e	0.07 de	0.08 bcd	0.10 a	0.07 de	0.08 cd	0.07 d	0.08 cd	0.09 ab	0.09 abc
Nucleotide metabolism [Unclassified]	0.02 ab	0.01 f	0.01 def	0.01 cde	0.02 ab	0.02 a	0.01 ef	0.01 ef	0.01 bcd	0.01 ab	0.01 abc
Ubiquinone and other terpenoid-quinone synthesis	0.28 ab	0.26 cd	0.25 d	0.27 bcd	0.28 ab	0.28 a	0.26 cd	0.26 d	0.28 abc	0.29 a	0.28 ab
Biosynthesis of ansamycins	0.06 a	0.04 d	0.05 ab	0.06 ab	0.06 a	0.05 ab	0.05 cd	0.05 bc	0.05 abc	0.06 a	0.05 abc
Protein kinases	0.39 cd	0.40 cd	0.38 d	0.39 cd	0.41 ab	0.38 d	0.40 bcd	0.38 d	0.40 cd	0.42 a	0.41 abc
Genetic information processing
Protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum	0.07 abc	0.06 de	0.06 cde	0.06 bcde	0.07 abc	0.08 a	0.06 e	0.06 e	0.07 abc	0.07 ab	0.07 abcd
Cellular processes and signaling
Inorganic ion transport and metabolism [Unclassified]	0.34 bc	0.32 d	0.33 cd	0.34 bc	0.36 a	0.33 cd	0.33 cd	0.33 cd	0.35 abc	0.36 ab	0.36 ab

Significantly higher frequencies are highlighted in bold (P < 0.001, effect size > 0.7). Letters indicate significantly different values assessed between sections of both transects (Tukey’s HSD test P < 0.05).