Fig. 3: Non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) plot for the ecological phases of the Late Permian to Early Triassic, based on organic microfossil assemblages of the Sydney Basin, Australia. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: Non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) plot for the ecological phases of the Late Permian to Early Triassic, based on organic microfossil assemblages of the Sydney Basin, Australia.

From: Lethal microbial blooms delayed freshwater ecosystem recovery following the end-Permian extinction

Fig. 3: Non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) plot for the ecological phases of the Late Permian to Early Triassic, based on organic microfossil assemblages of the Sydney Basin, Australia.

Insert box indicates inferred climatic changes through this interval, based on plant fossils, sedimentary features and climate modeling7,12,13,14. Large arrow indicates the progression of phases in stratigraphic order; EPE = end-Permian extinction event, precip precipitation, SSE = Smithian-Spathian climatic event. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.

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