diff --git a/10_plot_network_measures.jl b/10_plot_network_measures.jl
index 955c05b..a788efa 100644
--- a/10_plot_network_measures.jl
+++ b/10_plot_network_measures.jl
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ begin
     g2 = fig[2:5, end] = GridLayout()
 
     p1 = background_map(g1[1,1])
-    sf = bivariatesurface!(p1, S, L; bv_pal_2...)
+    sf = bivariatesurface!(p1, S, L; n_stops=5, bv_pal_2...)
 
     p2 = Axis(g2[1,1]; aspect = 1, xlabel = "Richness", ylabel = "Links")
-    l2 = bivariatelegend!(p2, S, L; bv_pal_2...)
+    l2 = bivariatelegend!(p2, S, L; n_stops=5, bv_pal_2...)
     fig
 end
 if (@isdefined SAVE) && SAVE == true
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ begin
     g2 = fig[2:5, end] = GridLayout()
 
     p1 = background_map(g1[1,1])
-    sf = bivariatesurface!(p1, Sv, Lv; bv_pal_2...)
+    sf = bivariatesurface!(p1, Sv, Lv; n_stops=5, bv_pal_2...)
 
     p2 = Axis(g2[1,1]; aspect = 1, xlabel = "Richness variance", ylabel = "Link variance")
-    l2 = bivariatelegend!(p2, Sv, Lv; bv_pal_2...)
+    l2 = bivariatelegend!(p2, Sv, Lv; n_stops=5, bv_pal_2...)
     fig
 end
 if (@isdefined SAVE) && SAVE == true
diff --git a/15_plot_motifs.jl b/15_plot_motifs.jl
index 0f99a79..ef87baa 100644
--- a/15_plot_motifs.jl
+++ b/15_plot_motifs.jl
@@ -43,8 +43,15 @@ end
 # S1-S2 comparison - Normalized difference trophic index
 begin
     fig = background_map()
-    sf = surface!(NDTI; shading=false, colorrange=(-1/2,1/2), colormap=:roma)
-    Colorbar(fig[1,2], sf; height=Relative(0.5), label="Normalized Difference Trophic Index")
+    sf = surface!(NDTI; shading=false, colorrange=(-1/2,1/2), colormap=cgrad(:roma, rev=true))
+    subgrid = GridLayout(fig[1,2], tellheight=false, height=Relative(0.55))
+    Label(subgrid[1, 1], "⬆S1")
+    Colorbar(subgrid[2,1], sf;
+        label="Normalized Difference Trophic Index",
+        ticks=([-0.5, 0.0, 0.5], ["≤-0.5", " 0.0", "≥0.5"])
+    )
+    Label(subgrid[3, 1], "⬇️S2")
+    rowgap!(subgrid, 10)
     fig
 end
 if (@isdefined SAVE) && SAVE == true
@@ -54,8 +61,15 @@ end
 # S4-S5 comparison - Normalized difference competition index
 begin
     fig = background_map()
-    sf = surface!(NDCI; shading=false, colorrange=(-1/2,1/2), colormap=:roma)
-    Colorbar(fig[1,2], sf; height=Relative(0.5), label="Normalized Difference Competition Index")
+    sf = surface!(NDCI; shading=false, colorrange=(-1/2,1/2), colormap=cgrad(:roma, rev=true))
+    subgrid = GridLayout(fig[1,2], tellheight=false, height=Relative(0.55))
+    Label(subgrid[1, 1], "⬆S4")
+    Colorbar(subgrid[2,1], sf;
+        label="Normalized Difference Competition Index",
+        ticks=([-0.5, 0.0, 0.5], ["≤-0.5", " 0.0", "≥0.5"])
+    )
+    Label(subgrid[3, 1], "⬇️S5")
+    rowgap!(subgrid, 10)
     fig
 end
 if (@isdefined SAVE) && SAVE == true
diff --git a/figures/bivariate_richness_links.png b/figures/bivariate_richness_links.png
index d644bec..9420ade 100644
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diff --git a/figures/bivariate_richness_links_variance.png b/figures/bivariate_richness_links_variance.png
index 6e0bfd0..f3b297c 100644
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diff --git a/figures/motifs_NDI_competition.png b/figures/motifs_NDI_competition.png
index e2f7a9f..a8395cf 100644
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diff --git a/figures/motifs_NDI_trophic.png b/figures/motifs_NDI_trophic.png
index 48ad7bc..8f92685 100644
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