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Chapter 1 - Núria BONADA

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<strong>Chapter</strong> 2<br />

200<br />

160<br />

120<br />

80<br />

40<br />

0<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

12<br />

10<br />

8<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

SPAIN SOUTH AFRICA<br />

Mont<br />

Mont<br />

Mont<br />

Mont<br />

Mont<br />

RL SV S V R L<br />

IBMWP<br />

Mont<br />

number of taxa<br />

IASPT<br />

EC<br />

EC<br />

EC<br />

EC<br />

EC<br />

RL SV S V R L<br />

SASS5<br />

EC<br />

number of taxa<br />

ASPT<br />

Figure 3. Box-Plot graphs from three tested metrics in Spain (IBMWP, taxa richness and IASPT) and<br />

South Africa (SASS5, taxa richness and ASPT) separated by methods and habitats. Mont (Montsant site in<br />

Spain) and EC (Eerste foothill site in South Africa) sites are indicated as extreme values in each region<br />

compared with the rest of localities. RL=riffles+lentic, SV=stones+vegetation, R=riffles, L=lentic, S=stones<br />

and V=vegetation.<br />

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