Fig. 6: Diagnostic microbial communities across surface waters of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
From: Spatial patterns of microbial communities across surface waters of the Great Barrier Reef
a Map of the GBR (adapted from Mellin et al.35) showing the spatial distribution of the different reef categories. b Microbial indicator taxa of benthic reef categories across the GBR as determined by IndVal analysis (relative abundances at the family level are depicted as a proportion of all indicators recognized for a particular category). Percentages indicate the summed relative abundance of indicator taxa at each reef category, i.e., the total abundance each pie chart represents. Colour coded reef categories (sensu Mellin et al.35) as detailed in Fig. 1. Note that panel a also includes the microbial sampling sites, now colour-coded according to their modelled reef categories following methodology described in this study; and that the spatial characterisation of the reef in b is hypothetical and does not reflect a rigid relative position of the different reef categories.
