A comprehensive assessment of fungal communities in various habitats from an ice-free area of maritime Antarctica: diversity, distribution, and ecological trait

Table 1 ANOSIM results for the pairwise comparisons of the similarity among different habitats in the Fildes Region (maritime Antarctica)

Habitat type	Soil	Freshwater	Seawater	Air	Feather	Dung	Marine alga	Moss	Lichen	Vascular plant	Green alga
Soil	–	0.4014***	0.54378***	0.064393	0.1582	0.072084	0.30631*	0.073806	0.49243***	0.12049*	0.57507**
Freshwater	0.4014***	–	0.66236***	0.28663**	0.34803*	0.55482***	0.8175***	0.46873***	0.86957***	0.74104***	0.83646***
Seawater	0.54378***	0.66236***	–	0.66664***	0.938***	0.91133***	0.91339***	0.83644***	0.986***	0.97284***	0.95646***
Air	0.064393	0.28663**	0.66664***	–	0.88715**	0.87056***	0.86416**	0.46456***	0.99957***	0.97803***	0.91608***
Feather	0.1582	0.34803*	0.938***	0.88715**	–	0.19136	0.96296	−0.10604	0.77778*	0.90983***	0.81538*
Dung	0.072084	0.55482***	0.91133***	0.87056***	0.19136	–	0.79012*	0.17528	0.75926**	0.92543***	0.71733***
Marine alga	0.30631*	0.8175***	0.91339***	0.86416**	0.96296	0.79012*	–	0.60207***	0.85185*	0.97112***	0.26154
Moss	0.073806	0.46873***	0.83644***	0.46456***	-0.10604	0.17528	0.60207***	–	0.40659**	0.48658***	0.6898***
Lichen	0.49243***	0.86957***	0.986***	0.99957***	0.77778*	0.75926**	0.85185*	0.40659**	–	0.98428***	0.576**
Vascular plant	0.12049*	0.74104***	0.97284***	0.97803***	0.90983***	0.92543***	0.97112***	0.48658***	0.98428***	–	0.93409***
Green alga	0.57507**	0.83646***	0.95646***	0.91608***	0.81538*	0.71733***	0.26154	0.6898***	0.576**	0.93409***	–

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