Community Structure and Biodiversity of Soil Ciliates at Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest in Hainan Island, China

Table 3

Comparison of the ciliate abundance and biodiversity indices in the mangrove forest from Dongzhaigang, Hainan, China.

Sites	Average abundance (ind. g^-1)		Biodiversity indices
	FS	DS	FS	DS
Site A	4,630	114	2.25	2.32
Site B	7,080	1,800	2.03	2.13
Site C	13,770	2,920	5.88	2.76

FS: fresh soil samples; DS: dried soil samples.