. 2019 Oct 8;7:e7712. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7712

Table 5. Alpha diversity of bacterial community after 60 days of ensiling.

Items	Observed species	Chao 1	Shannon	Simpson	ACE	Coverage
S1 group
CK	85 ± 5.6^b	110 ± 20^b^,^c	2.4 ± 0.084^a	0.15 ± 0.015^c^,^e	140 ± 34^a^,^b	0.99
CE	57 ± 3.5^c^,^d	100 ± 26^b^,^c	2.1 ± 0.014^b	0.17 ± 0.0044^c^,^d	120 ± 6.7^b	0.99
LF	130 ± 3.5^a	160 ± 6.8^a	2.4 ± 0.032^a	0.14 ± 0.0064^d^,^e	180 ± 9.7^a	0.99
LF+CE	85 ± 1.2^b	150 ± 25^a^,^b	2 ± 0.074^b	0.2 ± 0.016^c	180 ± 30^a	0.99
S2 group
CK	80 ± 3.8^b	100 ± 3.4^b^,^c	2.5 ± 0.084^a	0.12 ± 0.01^e	140 ± 7.4^a^,^b	0.99
CE	55 ± 3^c^,^d	75 ± 11^c	2 ± 0.037^b	0.18 ± 0.0063^c^,^d	83 ± 19^b	0.99
LF	66 ± 3.5^c	100 ± 6.5^b^,^c	1.2 ± 0.076^c	0.51 ± 0.031^b	130 ± 4.3^a^,^b	0.99
LF+CE	53 ± 3.8^d	70 ± 10^c	1.1 ± 0.036^c	0.58 ± 0.015^a	85 ± 2.5^b	0.99
SEM	5.2	22	0.085	0.021	26	NA
Main effects¹
WC	<0.001	0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.003	NA
A	<0.001	0.077	<0.001	<0.001	0.054	NA
WC ×A	<0.001	0.237	<0.001	<0.001	0.093	NA

Notes.