Table 2 Species richness (S), rarefied species richness (S.rare) and Shannon’s diversity index (H) for the caves, sample types, and sampling zones.

From: Unravelling the hidden diversity of cave mycobiota in Thailand’s Satun Geopark

Category

S

S.rare

H

N

Cave

Phu Pha Phet

456

365.647

5.42

1145

Le Stegodon

455

455

5.692

823

Sample type

Air

106

106.000

4.457

156

Organic litter

364

98.01

5.118

978

Rock

157

107.102

4.745

254

Soil

257

121.066

5.262

401

Water

71

64.323

3.572

179

Sampling zone

A

190

190

4.951

290

B

223

190.9174

5.086

354

C

210

183.254

4.994

346

  1. N: Number of colonies counted.