TABLE 3.
Compositional dissimilarities among bacterial, fungal and algal communities developing on rocks and soils.
Lithobiontic community | Edaphic community | |||||
Bacteria | Fungi | Algae | Bacteria | Fungi | Algae | |
ββSOR | 0.480 | 0.576 | 0.029 | 0.175 | 0.280 | 0.186 |
ββSIM | 0.160 | 0.291 | 0.027 | 0.094 | 0.245 | 0.158 |
ββSNE | 0.320 | 0.285 | 0.002 | 0.081 | 0.035 | 0.028 |
Analyses were done using OTU matrices. Rows: ββSOR, Sørensen index of compositional dissimilarity; ββSIM, turnover component of compositional dissimilarity; ββSNE, nestedness component of compositional dissimilarity.