Figure 3

Two-dimensional non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) ordination plots of bacterial community structure across the different tree species at each stage of decay (FASY1-4, PIAB1–4).
Plots show centroids within a single decay stage, bars represent one SD along both NMDS axes. Statistical significances (R2 and P-values) are based on Goodness-of-fit statistics for environmental variables and bacterial order abundances per sample.