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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