Table 2 Bacterial abundances and microbial diversity in four different soil profiles close to the Ecology Glacier, King George Island.

From: Influence of prokaryotic microorganisms on initial soil formation along a glacier forefield on King George Island, maritime Antarctica

Sample

Bacterial 16 rRNA copies (gene copies g−1 soil)

Shannon's H

Evenness

KGI A 0–1

9.11 × 108 ± 6.82 × 108

6.20 ± 0.09

0.22 ± 0.03

KGI A 1–10

1.78 × 107 ± 5.95 × 106

6.05 ± 0.06

0.25 ± 0.01

KGI A 10–20

1.74 × 104 ± 7.57 × 103

5.31 ± 0.14

0.42 ± 0.03

KGI A 20–40

1.10 × 107 ± 1.00 × 106

5.85 ± 0.03

0.14 ± 0.00

KGI B 0–1

1.29 × 109 ± 3.06 × 108

6.46 ± 0.07

0.26 ± 0.01

KGI B 1–10

5.33 × 108 ± 3.92 × 107

6.61 ± 0.06

0.26 ± 0.02

KGI B 10–20

1.51 × 107 ± 3.32 × 106

5.40 ± 0.21

0.26 ± 0.12

KGI B 20–80

2.06 × 106 ± 3.00 × 105

5.16 ± 0.27

0.17 ± 0.10

KGI C 0–1

1.78 × 1010 ± 1.76 × 109

6.85 ± 0.08

0.32 ± 0.01

KGI C 1–10

2.20 × 109 ± 1.08 × 108

6.79 ± 0.09

0.27 ± 0.01

KGI C 10–20

1.61 × 108 ± 1.53 × 107

5.74 ± 0.37

0.13 ± 0.02

KGI C 20–40

3.78 × 107 ± 2.39 × 106

5.79 ± 0.18

0.14 ± 0.02

KGI D 0–3

7.27 × 109 ± 1.24 × 109

6.78 ± 0.05

0.31 ± 0.02

KGI D 3–15

3.33 × 108 ± 4.90 × 107

6.23 ± 0.15

0.17 ± 0.01

KGI D 15–27

1.35 × 108 ± 1.62 × 107

5.87 ± 0.16

0.14 ± 0.02

KGI D 27–60

6.30 × 107 ± 1.50 × 107

6.03 ± 0.10

0.18 ± 0.01

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