Fig. 3
Heatmap showing deterministic ratio of assembly processes of total bacterial communities and seven taxonomic groups based on pairwise comparisons between zones according to βNTI. Data in bold indicate deterministic ratio of assembly processes within each zone. HZ, Hangzhou Bay; ZSI, Zhoushan archipelago; XS, Xiangshan Bay; SM, Sanmen Bay; SP, Shipu; JS, Jiushan; BIC, the east boundary of the Island-chain; YS, Yushan Reserve. The stations in the ZSI were grouped into three subzones including ZSI_north (northern part of the archipelago), ZSI_mouth (in the mouth of HZ), and ZSI_other (others). Details about the geographic distribution of the ecological processes governing the spatial turnover of bacterial communities between stations according to βNTI and RCbray values are shown in Additional file 1: Fig. S5