Table 2.
Co-occurrence network topology indices reported for the three rhizosheath–root system compartments (root tissue (RT), rhizosheath (RS) and rhizosphere (RH)) and the non-vegetated (NV) soil.
| Network parameter | RT | RS | RH | NV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Node | 301 | 832 | 733 | 717 |
| N. bacteria (%) | 199 (66) | 669 (80) | 549 (75) | 542 (76) |
| N. fungi (%) | 100 (33) | 159 (19) | 176 (24) | 159 (22) |
| N. algae (%) | 2 (1) | 4 (1) | 8 (1) | 16 (2) |
| Interaction | 2548 | 2550 | 2320 | 2660 |
| N. positive (%) | 2133 (84) | 1484 (58) | 1568 (68) | 2107 (79) |
| N. negative (%) | 415 (16) | 1066 (42) | 752 (32) | 553 (21) |
| Degreea | 17 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Betweennessa | 608 | 2354 | 2116 | 952 |
| Betweenness centralitya | 0.010 | 0.016 | 0.025 | 0.028 |
| Cluster coefficient | 0.719 | 0.279 | 0.278 | 0.236 |
| Centralization | 0.188 | 0.118 | 0.089 | 0.069 |
| Average path length | 3.167 | 4.678 | 5.52 | 5.939 |
| Average neighbors | 16.93 | 6.129 | 6.33 | 5.419 |
| Density | 0.056 | 0.007 | 0.009 | 0.001 |
| Heterogeneity | 0.704 | 1.433 | 1.444 | 1.513 |
| Modularity | 0.137 | 0.199 | 0.322 | 0.647 |
RT root tissue, RS rhizosheath, RH rhizosphere, NV non vegetated.
aMedian values are reported for each compartment.