Microbial community and network responses across strong environmental gradients: How do they compare with macroorganisms?

The negative buffering effect of diversity on variability across the gradient was similar in microorganisms and macroorganisms (similar slopes, ANCOVA interaction: P = 0.71), and a single linear fit across both microorganisms and macroorganisms was highly significant (CV = 156–71.1 logS, R 2 = 0.58, P < 0.001; Supplementary Information: Fig.

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However, it is important to exercise caution when interpreting these results, particularly when analyzing microscopic organisms separately, as the linear relationship was marginally non-significant in that context.

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