While assemblages in each patch were comprised of exactly the same species, they differed in their proportional population densities due to differing stages of succession and the incidence of alternative assemblage structures.
In both studies, results documented differences in patterns of composition and abundance of epiphytic assemblages on leaves between disturbed and reference meadows, while assemblages on rhizomes did not appear sensitive to this kind of disturbance.
Assemblages of unincubated eggs diversified and came to resemble one another, while assemblages of incubated eggs remained taxonomically stagnant and dissimilar.
This is supported by Gamma+ plots, showing that while assemblages tended to cluster by region (Supplementary Fig. S2A), they did not form groups by depths strata (Supplementary Fig. S2B).
At depths between 400 1100 m, Hecker et al. [27], [28] found the slope fauna was dominated by the crab Chaceon quinquedens and demersal fish, while assemblages in canyons at these depths were comprised by small shrimp species, and sessile filter feeders such as corals and sponges.
Thermal demagnetization of the CRM reveals that magnetite is formed by heating the Opalinus claystones while an assemblage of magnetite and iron sulphide is formed in Bure claystones.
Assemblage A Giardia was found exclusively among the patients with intermittent/mild disease, while all assemblage B Giardia was detected among the patients with more severe cases of diarrhea [ 149].
While the assemblage of 29,816 ESTs into 7,464 was straight forward, the interpretation of the information contents requires regular re-adjustment, in light of the constantly expanding sequence databases in other species.
For bryophytes, the continuity of forest microclimate and the presence of shrub layer are also important, while lichen assemblages are influenced by light availability.
For consumers, taxon richness increased (fish) or decreased (invertebrates), while fish assemblages had lower phylogenetic diversity (taxonomic distinctness) associated with disturbance, implying a loss of functional diversity.
