Fig. 2

NMDS plots based on Bray–Curtis dissimilarity for each mangrove part and associated sediment sample, all show clear separation by location. a Leaf, Non-metric fit R² = 0.948, linear fit R² = 0.743, stress = 0.22 b Fruit, Non-metric fit R² = 0.955, linear fit R² = 0.775, stress = 0.21 c Pneumatophore, Non-metric fit R² = 0.925, linear fit R² = 0.618, stress = 0.23, d Sediment, Non-metric fit R² = 0.946, linear fit R² = 0.765, stress = 0.23