Predicted values (black line) and 95% confidence intervals (grey surface) of the effect of the sampling series (Serie_i) on the abundance of external elements in the MSS (a), on the species richness of external elements in the MSS (b) and on the abundance of external elements in the cave at subjacency of 0–20m (c) derived from GAMM analyses. Only fixed effects are shown.

 
 
  Part of: Mammola S, Piano E, Giachino PМ, Isaia M (2017) An ecological survey of the invertebrate community at the epigean/hypogean interface. Subterranean Biology 24: 27-52. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.24.21585