TABLE 2.
Bacterial community diversity and richness of samples
| Diversity Index | Groups | p Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZS (n = 3) | ZB (n = 3) | SS (n = 4) | SB (n = 4) | DE (n = 1) | ||
| Sobs | 4351 | 4110 | 4157 | 4305 | 3972 | .538 |
| Chao1 | 4406 | 4140 | 4213 | 4368 | 4032 | .639 |
| ACE | 4390 | 4130 | 4191 | 4340 | 3999 | .538 |
| Shannon | 7.41 | 7.49 | 7.41 | 7.46 | 7.51 | .407 |
| Simpson | 0.0016 | 0.0013 | 0.0015 | 0.0015 | 0.0012 | .118 |
| Coverage | 0.9989 | 0.9991 | 0.9990 | 0.9990 | 0.9991 | .463 |
Data are expressed as medians (DE group was not included). p value (Kruskal‐Wallis test).
Abbreviations: DE, degradation; SB, S. alterniflora bottom; SS, S. alterniflora surface; ZB, Z. japonica bottom; ZS, Z. japonica surface.