Sampling site | Sample ID | Description | # filtered reads | # ASVa | pH | % water |
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Innermost zone of the cave | AM-1 | Apical part of the moonmilk | 19,423 | 673 | 6.5 | 76.4 |
LM-1 | Lateral part of the moonmilk | 24,382 | 698 | 6 | 40.3 | |
CM-1 | Core part of the moonmilk | 17,363 | 504 | 6.5 | 55.1 | |
Rk-1 | Bedrock | 18,095 | 456 | 5.5 | 27.8 | |
Wt-1 | Water on the floorb | 19,269 | 284 | 6.5 | 99.5 | |
Middle zone of the cave | AM-2 | Apical part of the moonmilk | 17,059 | 528 | 6.5 | 80.2 |
LM-2 | Lateral part of the moonmilk | 20,381 | 458 | 6 | 37.6 | |
CM-2 | Core part of the moonmilk | 17,108 | 523 | 6.5 | 53.2 | |
Rk-2 | Bedrock | 7,598 | 222 | 5.5 | 25.2 | |
Wt-2 | Water on the floorb | 24,904 | 89 | 6.5 | 99.1 | |
Proximal to cave entrance (in the dark) | AM-3 | Apical part of the moonmilk | 18,706 | 571 | 6.5 | 84.6 |
LM-3 | Lateral part of the moonmilk | 18,484 | 456 | 6 | 45.0 | |
CM-3 | Core part of the moonmilk | 14,204 | 407 | 6.5 | 69.0 | |
Rk-3 | Bedrock | 16,145 | 474 | 5.5 | 43.1 | |
Wt-3 | Water on the floorb | 6,444 | 19 | 6.5 | 99.8 | |
Soil above the cave | Soil | Forest soil | 4,654 | 135 | 5.5 | 34.5 |