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Table 4 T-RFLP and DNA sequence-based richness, diversity and dominance indices from bromeliad and primary forest soils (±SD)

From: Effects of Bromelia pinguin (Bromeliaceae) on soil ecosystem function and fungal diversity in the lowland forests of Costa Rica

 

T-RFLP

Sequencing

  

Bromeliad

Primary

Bromeliad

Primary

Richness

     
 

ACE

7.40 ± 0.68

12.00 ± 1.8

229.2 ± 17.7

396.6 ± 29.2

Diversity

     
 

Shannon Diversity (ln) Index

1.73 ± 0.23

2.24 ± 0.16

3.07 ± 0.34

3.77 ± 0.26

Dominance

     
 

Simpson Dominance Index

0.63 ± 0.04

0.84 ± 0.06

0.97 ± 0.04

0.99 ± 0.03

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