Table 1.
Similarity percentage analysis to identify protist orders that best differentiated impacted and indirectly impacted sites during 5–10 October 2019, along the New River, Belize. Contribution percentage for each group and cumulative percentage (up to 70%) are shown. Mean relative abundance of protist groups is shown for impacted and indirectly impacted sites. Groups with significant contributions to dissimilarities are in bold.
| Protist Group | Contribution% | Cumulative% | Impacted Sites Abundance | Indirectly Impacted Sites Abundance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peniculia | 6.00 | 6.00 | 7.04 | 6.86 |
| Chlorellales | 6.00 | 13.00 | 5.09 | 9.94 |
| Chrysophyceae_X | 6.00 | 18.00 | 11.61 | 8.14 |
| Hypotrichia | 5.00 | 24.00 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Cryptomonadales | 5.00 | 28.00 | 30.68 | 35.83 |
| Colpodellida | 4.00 | 33.00 | 5.45 | 9.96 |
| Bacillariophyta_X | 4.00 | 37.00 | 8.12 | 5.76 |
| Chlamydomonadales | 4.00 | 41.00 | 4.58 | 2.12 |
| Choreotrichida | 4.00 | 44.00 | 1.88 | 1.31 |
| Placidiales | 3.00 | 48.00 | 0.24 | 2.21 |
| Prostomatea_3_X | 3.00 | 51.00 | 0.78 | 1.79 |
| Peritrichia_2 | 3.00 | 53.00 | 2.38 | 1.37 |
| CONThreeP_X | 3.00 | 56.00 | 1.64 | 0.58 |
| Prostomatea_1_X | 3.00 | 59.00 | 1.58 | 0.73 |
| Chlorodendrales | 3.00 | 61.00 | 1.45 | 0.67 |
| MOCH.3_X | 2.00 | 64.00 | 0.13 | 1.35 |
| Porphyridiales | 2.00 | 66.00 | 0.96 | 1.25 |
| Scuticociliatia_2 | 2.00 | 69.00 | 0.96 | 0.74 |
| Thraustochytrida | 2.00 | 71.00 | 1.12 | 0.78 |