TABLE 3.

Alpha diversity metrics were determined via QIIME2 diversity alpha plugin (QIIME_2, v2021.11), clustered according to cage_1_con (samples C1:C3, n = 3), cage_2_con (samples C4:C6, n = 3), cage_1_ex (samples mSAD1:mSAD3, n = 3), cage_2_ex (samples mSAD4:mSAD6, n = 3).

Sample_Name	Cage	chao1	Shannon	Simpson	Faith pd
C1	cage_1_con	87	3.41916094	0.77558052	8.09726054
C2	cage_1_con	95	3.90299357	0.84905891	7.87877218
C3	cage_1_con	82	2.96225955	0.65589128	9.11090517
C4	cage_2_con	68	4.24052121	0.90009793	5.93279296
C5	cage_2_con	55	3.31761141	0.82603949	5.53401411
C6	cage_2_con	51	3.44943346	0.82690652	5.09134285
mSAD1	cage_1_ex	63	3.68744323	0.82162558	5.86502142
mSAD2	cage_1_ex	103	4.65994564	0.88047728	8.83570895
mSAD3	cage_1_ex	67	3.4966321	0.77587981	7.03250057
mSAD4	cage_2_ex	80	4.35111254	0.89698438	7.18911116
mSAD5	cage_2_ex	88	4.23504497	0.89685054	6.88549864
mSAD6	cage_2_ex	99	4.6352924	0.90669609	8.04691229

Similarity metrics were determined via the ASV output table of QIIME2 (v2021.11), and chao1, Shannon, Simpson, and Faith –p-metric QIIME2 plug-ins. The table displays alpha diversity metrics for: chao1, Shannon, Simpson, and Faith_pd, clustered according to Cage column.