Fig. 2
From: The microbiome of common bedding materials before and after use on commercial dairy farms
Box plots of alpha diversity indices (richness, inverse Simpson and Pielou’s evenness), by bedding type and status, at the phylum, class, genus, and ASV levels. Boxes represent the 25th to 75th percentile; horizontal line represents the median; and whiskers indicate 1.5× the interquartile range (IQR). NSA new sand, ON organic non-manure, RMS recycled manure solids, RSA recycled sand bedding type