Table 2 Total number of fish species identified across regions (Tian-e-Zhou Reserve and Poyang Lake), sampling sites, and seasons (spring and summer).

From: Comparing fish prey diversity for a critically endangered aquatic mammal in a reserve and the wild using eDNA metabarcoding

Region

Sampling site

Number of fish species

Spring

Summer

Spring

Summer

Spring

Summer

Total

Tian-e-Zhou Reserve

A

19

23

48

34

50

75

B

28

17

C

21

23

D

20

18

E

41

20

Poyang Lake

a

40

17

62

58

69

b

40

36

c

36

31

d

34

31

e

42

39

f

39

32

g

35

21

h

35

36

i

37

28

j

30

37

  1. The number from left to right represents the number of fish species identified in spring samples at a sampling site, the number of fish species identified in summer samples at a sampling site, the number of fish species identified in all spring samples in a region, the number of fish species identified in all summer samples in a region, the number of fish species identified in all samples in a region, and the number of fish species identified in all samples, respectively.