Figure 4
From: Temporal Stability of the Ruminal Bacterial Communities in Beef Steers

Rumen pH is an important factor in establishing bacterial community structure in week 5. (a) Rumen α-diversity correlated with pH (Pearson R = 0.44; P = 0.0051). (b) Rumen pH is predictive of bacterial community structure at week 5 (R2 = 0.48; P = 0.04).