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Benthic microalgal initial composition (relative abundances) and diversity in...
Relative abundance of benthic microalgae species was calculated based on total biomass in each initial community (A, B, and C). Species diversity measures are based on biomass... -
Benthic microalgal richness and Shannon diversity in experimental metacommuni...
Species richness in the local and regional communities represents the number of different species present in the community. Shannon diversity is a diversity measure that... -
Benthic microalgal turnover in experimental metacommunities
Species turnover in the different communities was calculated as the change in Bray-Curtis dissimilarity for samples of the same treatment over time. The Bray-Curtis... -
Benthic microalgal biomass composition in experimental metacommunities
Benthic microalgae species were determined microscopically with the Utermöhl counting technique. Biovolume was calculated for each species by approximating cell shapes to... -
Culture experiment with microalgae metacommunities on effects of a regional h...
In a culture experiment with microalgae metacommunities, we tested the effects of a regional heatwave disturbance on species diversity (richness, Shannon diversity) and...