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Table 2

Results of statistical analysis of the differences in leech diversity, expressed by seven indices between groups of sites differed in terms of environmental quality, expressed by the values of BMWPpl and MMI. Analysis is presented as the results of Mann–Whitney test (differences in median values between groups, values of function U and p level are shown) and contingency tables (differences in number of values higher than percentile 0.9 between groups, Chi2 estimation and p level are shown). Results are presented independently for each biocoenotic type.

  Type IV Type V Type VI
Comparison BMWPpl 41–90, N = 62 vs BMWPpl <40, >90, N = 32 BMWPpl 41–100, N = 61 vs BMWPpl <40, >100, N = 53 BMWPpl 41–90, N = 30 vs BMWPpl <41, >90, N = 30



Result diversity index U p< Chi2 p< U p< Chi2 p< U p< Chi2 p<
Shannon 995 0.049 5.71 0.017 1153 0.029 8.120 0.004 292 0.0462 4.140 0.042
Evenness 808 ns 1.39 ns 1314 ns 0.307 ns 360 ns 0.387 ns
TDI 710 0.012 5.71 0.017 1138 0.022 4.248 0.039 287 ns 5.554 0.025
NRI 722 0.016 5.71 0.017 1112 0.017 4.930 0.026 289 ns 4.140 0.042
MPD 477 10−5 8.29 0.004 1157 0.033 4.960 0.028 301 ns 4.140 0.042
Qent 638 7 × 10−5 8.29 0.004 1181 0.041 4.248 0.039 299 0.0499 4.140 0.042
RAO 784 0.021 4.84 0.019 1175 0.042 4.248 0.039 306 ns 0.387 ns
Type IV Type V Type VI
Comparison MMI 0.3–0.7, N = 66 vs MMI <0.3, >0.7, N = 28 MMI 0.3–0.8, N = 82 vs MMI <0.3, >0.8, N = 32 MMI 0.3–0.8, N = 42 vs MMI <0.3, >0.8, N = 18
Result diversity index U p< Chi2 p< U p< Chi2 p< U p< Chi2 p<
Shannon 809 ns 3.22 0.042 1221 0.033 10.11 0.001 390 ns 4.071 0.032
Evenness 829 ns 1.01 ns 1499 ns 1.499 ns 407 ns 0.532 ns
TDI 856 ns 5.71 0.017 1182 0.041 4.977 0.026 291 ns 1.554 ns
NRI 888 ns 1.13 ns 1186 0.042 4.248 0.039 310 ns 4.140 0.042
MPD 500 10−5 5.78 0.016 1342 0.017 3.891 0.047 409 ns 4.140 0.042
Qent 699 0.021 3.53 0.038 1419 0.032 4.977 0.026 251 ns 4.140 0.042
RAO 780 0.039 3.53 0.038 1189 0.048 3.896 0.048 294 ns 1.304 ns

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