Alpha rarefaction plot not leveling out

Hi @Sandra, I suspect what might be happening is that some samples are dropping out as you get to the right end of the plot, and that's why you're seeing some instability there. In other words, as you move right in the plot you're averaging over fewer samples.

The graph below this one in your .qzv shows the number of samples in each metadata group at each sampling depth, so that will allow you confirm this.

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