Please Exmaine the above heated maps AND discuss potential d

Please Exmaine the above heated maps AND discuss potential differences between the sites ( this is log bray curtis heated map)

Solution

Consider the lower trinagular matrix. Note that last row, C has blue coding with H elements. This implies degree of dissimilarity is less. However, once CDJUN1_12 is paired with other CX, dissimilarity increases.

As you move up from CDJUN1_12, the coding pattern remains consistent with above observation. Further, since the heat map is symmetric, the logic can be inverted, that is H is less dissimialr with CX.

Finally, similarity is maximum for HX and CX pairs for each X = D and U