Research Article

Archaeal Communities in a Heterogeneous Hypersaline-Alkaline Soil

Figure 5

Canonical correlation analysis considering the percentages of the taxonomic groups and eight soil characteristics (particle size distribution (CLAY, SAND, and SILT), pH, electrolytic conductivity (EC), water holding capacity (WHC), total nitrogen (TN), and total organic carbon (TOC)) in alkaline-saline soils of the former lake Texcoco with different electrolytic conductivity and pH. Blue taxonomic groups are Crenarchaeota members; green taxonomic groups are Euryarchaeota members.