Table 3.

Summary of results from biota-environment (BIOENV) analysis showing the eight best matches of environmental variables with temporal variations in protozoa abundances at four layers in B. vulgarisL. rhizosphere soil from May 2018 to October 2018.

Rank	Spearman correlation coefficient, R	Environmental variables	p
1	0.469	pH, A-P	0.001
2	0.451	T, pH, NO3–N, A-P, TN	0.001
3	0.447	T, NO3–N, A-P, TN	0.001
4	0.444	A-P	0.001
5	0.427	T, pH, NO3–N, TN	0.001
6	0.424	T, NO3–N, TN	0.001
7	0.418	pH, NO3–N, A-P, TN	0.001
8	0.414	NO3–N, A-P, TN	0.001