Fig. 3: Summary of mechanisms affecting the beta diversity of macroinvertebrates in Dongting Lake. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 3: Summary of mechanisms affecting the beta diversity of macroinvertebrates in Dongting Lake.

From: Long-term wetland biomonitoring highlights the differential impact of land use on macroinvertebrate diversity in Dongting Lake in China

Fig. 3

a Hypotheses about the influences of various factors were checked by a structural equation model. Positive and negative paths are shown as blue and red lines, respectively, and nonsignificant paths are shown in gray. b–e Mixed linear models were fitted for vital paths. Taxonomic and functional dissimilarity were standardized by geographical distance to minimize the effect of distance between sites. The colored envelope surrounding each line represents 95% of linear models.

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