The Effect of Decreasing Temperature on Arthropod Diversity and Abundance in Horse Dung Decomposition Communities of Southeastern Massachusetts

Figure 6

Multidimensional scaling plot (MDS) of the community composition as it varied over time. The data clustered into 5 distinct groups based upon the time and was independent of site. Group 1: July 1–August 26, Group 2: August 27–September 2, Group 3: September 3–September 9, Group 4: September 10–September 16, and Group 5: September 17–October 15. Numbers (𝑥.𝑥) in the plot indicate week number, followed by site number and the average temperature for each time period.