# Diversity and Seasonal Dynamics of Airborne Fungi in Nerja Cave, Spain
## 3 Results  
### Microclimatology  
Table 1 shows the main statistical parameters of the microclimatic data recorded outside (WS) and inside the cave: Cascade Hall (H-4), Heracles Hall (H-8), and Mountain Hall (H-11) for the period 2016-2017. The external air temperature ranged between 7.27 and 30.34 \({}^{\circ}\)C, with a mean value (\(m\)) of 18.93 \({}^{\circ}\)C. The relative humidity ranged from 29 to 94%, with a mean value of 67%. \begin{table} \begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & **WS** & **H-4** & **H-8** & **H-11** & **WS** & **H-4** & **H-8** & **H-11** \\ \cline{2-9}  & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Air Temperature (\({}^{\circ}\)C)**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Relative Humidity (\%)**} \\ \hline \(n\) & 731 & 727 & 600 & 731 & 731 & 688 & 600 & 731 \\ \(max\) & 30.34 & 20.08 & 19.66 & 19.92 & 93.68 & 98.11 & 99.77 & 100.00 \\ \(min\) & 7.27 & 18.15 & 19.18 & 19.75 & 28.92 & 54.40 & 81.11 & 100.00 \\ \(m\) & 18.93 & 19.21 & 19.40 & 19.86 & 67.08 & 84.49 & 95.21 & 100.00 \\ \(s\) & 4.80 & 0.60 & 0.13 & 0.04 & 11.69 & 12.27 & 4.96 & 0.00 \\ \(v\) (\%) & 25.33 & 3.10 & 0.69 & 0.19 & 17.43 & 14.53 & 5.21 & 0.00 \\ range & 22.88 & 1.93 & 0.48 & 0.16 & 65.00 & 43.71 & 18.66 & 0.00 \\ \hline  & **WS** & **H-4** & **H-8** & **H-11** & **WS** & **H-4** & **H-8** & **H-11** \\ \cline{2-9}  & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Air CO\({}_{2}\) (ppmv)**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Air \({}^{222}\)Rn (Bq/m\({}^{3}\))**} \\ \hline \(n\) & 223 & 688 & 600 & 731 & nd & 1379 & nd & nd \\ \(max\) & 518 & 1483 & 1170 & 986 & nd & 622 & nd & nd \\ \(min\) & 436 & 489 & 512 & 499 & nd & 80 & nd & nd \\ \(m\) & 474 & 797 & 699 & 633 & nd & 213 & nd & nd \\ \(s\) & 19 & 226 & 158 & 111 & nd & 161 & nd & nd \\ \(v\) (\%) & 4 & 28 & 23 & 18 & nd & 76 & nd & nd \\ range & 83 & 994 & 657 & 487 & nd & 542 & nd & nd \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} \begin{tabular}{l c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & **WS** & **H-4** & **H-8** & **H-11** & **WS** & **H-4** & **H-8** & **H-11** \\ \cline{2-9}  & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Air CO\({}_{2}\) (ppmv)**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Air \({}^{222}\)Rn (Bq/m\({}^{3}\))**} \\ \hline \(n\) & 223 & 688 & 600 & 731 & nd & 1379 & nd & nd \\ \(max\) & 518 & 1483 & 1170 & 986 & nd & 622 & nd & nd \\ \(min\) & 436 & 489 & 512 & 499 & nd & 80 & nd & nd \\ \(m\) & 474 & 797 & 699 & 633 & nd & 213 & nd & nd \\ \(s\) & 19 & 226 & 158 & 111 & nd & 161 & nd & nd \\ \(v\) (\%) & 4 & 28 & 23 & 18 & nd & 76 & nd & nd \\ range & 83 & 994 & 657 & 487 & nd & 542 & nd & nd \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}  \ \begin{tabular}{l c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & **WS** & **H-4** & **H-8** & **H-11** & **WS** & **H-4** & **H-8** & **H-11** \\ \cline{2-9}  & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Air CO\({}_{2}\) (ppmv)**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Air \({}^{222}\)Rn (Bq/m\({}^{3}\))**} \\ \hline \(n\) & 223 & 688 & 600 & 731 & nd & 1379 & nd & nd \\ \(max\) & 518 & 1483 & 1170 & 986 & nd & 622 & nd & nd \\ \(min\) & 436 & 489 & 512 & 499 & nd & 80 & nd & nd \\ \(m\) & 474 & 797 & 699 & 633 & nd & 213 & nd & nd \\ \(s\) & 19 & 226 & 158 & 111 & nd & 161 & nd & nd \\ \(v\) (\%) & 4 & 28 & 23 & 18 & nd & 76 & nd & nd \\ range & 83 & 994 & 657 & 487 & nd & 542 & nd & nd \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} 
\begin{tabular}{l c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & **WS** & **H-4** & **H-8** & **H-11** & **WS** & **H-4** & **H-8** & **H-11** \\ \cline{2-9}  & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Air CO\({}_{2}\) (ppmv)**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Air \({}^{222}\)Rn (Bq/m\({}^{3}\))**} \\ \hline \(n\) & 223 & 688 & 600 & 731 & nd & 1379 & nd & nd \\ \(max\) & 518 & 1483 & 1170 & 986 & nd & 622 & nd & nd \\ \(min\) & 436 & 489 & 512 & 499 & nd & 80 & nd & nd \\ \(m\) & 474 & 797 & 699 & 633 & nd & 213 & nd & ndInside the cave, the air temperature in H-4 hall ranged between 18.15 and 20.08 \({}^{\circ}\)C (\(m\)= 19.21 \({}^{\circ}\)C) and the relative humidity ranged between 54% and 98% (\(m\) = 85%). The air CO\({}_{2}\) content ranged from 489 to 1483 ppmv, with a mean value of 797 ppmv.