Fig. 2
From: Linking soil biology and chemistry in biological soil crust using isolate exometabolomics

Metabolite patterns detected in biocrust soil water. Metabolite dynamics (85 metabolites displayed as the average peak area, normalized across each row) were observed in biocrust soil water across wetting and successional stages. Unique patterns are indicated by cluster 1 (early metabolites including fatty acids), cluster 2 (early-to-mid time point metabolites) and cluster 3 (late metabolites). Putative metabolites are indicated by parentheses. n = 2–5 for each group