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Table 1 Number of samples (n), Total number of families (S), Mean number of individuals in 0.25 m2 (N), Margalef’s index of Species richness (d), Pielou’s evenness (J′), Shannon diversity index (H′), Simpson dominance index (D) and associated standard deviations from each site studied

From: Spatial and temporal dynamics of Antarctic shallow soft-bottom benthic communities: ecological drivers under climate change

Site/Cove

n

S

N

d

J′

H′(loge)

D

South Cove

30

51

349.6 ± 213

3.27 ± 0.58

0.67 ± 0.09

1.97 ± 0.26

0.22 ± 0.07

A

10

41

246.6 ± 160.33

3.47 ± 0.5

0.71 ± 0.08

2.11 ± 0.25

0.19 ± 0.07

B

9

33

432.2 ± 180.83

3.17 ± 0.45

0.61 ± 0.09

1.83 ± 0.29

0.26 ± 0.08

C

11

45

375.7 ± 254.5

3.18 ± 0.2

0.67 ± 0.07

1.95 ± 0.19

0.21 ± 0.04

Hangar Cove

21

49

2145.1 ± 1118.36

2.73 ± 0.36

0.46 ± 0.12

1.41 ± 0.34

0.41 ± 0.14

D

10

39

2448.6 ± 1196.06

2.75 ± 0.38

0.47 ± 0.12

1.44 ± 0.37

0.39 ± 0.15

E

8

41

2089 ± 1071.18

2.7 ± 0.41

0.44 ± 0.13

1.32 ± 0.33

0.47 ± 0.14

F

3

28

1283 ± 682.44

2.77 ± 0.26

0.52 ± 0.07

1.57 ± 0.23

0.33 ± 0.07