Structural Changes in Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated with Reduction in the Management of Coastal Saltpans

Figure 2

Plot of Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) using Bray-Curtis similarity matrix of macroinvertebrate abundances from 2000 (up) to 2002 (down). 1,2,3: pond replicates; a, b, c: spatial replicates within pond; 00, 01, 02: years; VN/VP: Vau; VAI: Vaia; AT: Atalaia; EF: Esteiro-Furado; VS: Vasa-Sacos; PAS: Passa, GAL: Gala; PS: Praias-Sado.