Richness in disturbed and recovering microbiomes
Prior to disturbance, mean richness was highest in soil microbiomes with
327 ASVs [95% CI: 196 - 506] , followed by aquatic 184 [111-
281], and mammalian 86 [51 - 133] microbiomes (Figure 3a). While
all environments exhibited slight decreases in microbiome richness
following disturbance, only the decrease in the mammalian microbiomes
differed from zero. On average, the post-disturbance richness in
mammalian microbiomes was approximately 43% of that found
pre-disturbance (Figure 3a), and over time, richness increased
approximately 2% (1-3%) per day (Figure 3b). In general, the mammalian
microbiomes that lost the most richness after disturbance also recovered
this richness most rapidly over the following 50 days (Figure S4).