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Table 2 Differences in four macro-habitat parameters across plots. All variables were normally distributed, but not homoscedastic (Levene's test, p < 0.001), so Tamhane's T2 (a conservative pair wise comparisons test based on a t test) was used as a post-hoc multiple range test (F ⇒ F-ratio of one-way parametric ANOVA; ** ⇒ p < .005; * ⇒ p < .05; – ⇒ Not significant;).

From: Recovery of frog and lizard communities following primary habitat alteration in Mizoram, Northeast India

(a) Tree density (F = 79.232)

Plot

Mean / 250 m2 ± S.E.

jh1A&B

jh5

jh10

tk4

tk22

jh35

matA

jh1A&B

00.41 ± 0.26

       

jh5

01.52 ± 0.96

-

      

jh10

03.38 ± 0.95

-

-

     

tk4

34.05 ± 3.04

**

**

**

    

tk22

24.45 ± 0.87

**

**

**

**

   

jh35

15.32 ± 1.30

**

**

**

**

**

  

matA

27.67 ± 2.05

**

**

**

-

-

**

 

matB+C

20.33 ± 1.76

**

**

**

**

-

-

-

(c) Bamboo culm density (F = 194.30)

Plot

Mean / 25 m2 ± S.E.

jh1A&B

jh5

jh10

tk4

tk22

jh35

matA

jh1A&B

00.00

       

jh5

96.36 ± 5.05

**

      

jh10

62.86 ± 4.85

**

**

     

tk4

00.00

-

**

**

    

tk22

00.00

-

**

**

-

   

jh35

30.26 ± 3.85

**

**

**

**

**

  

matA

00.01 ± 0.21

-

**

**

-

-

**

 

matB+C

01.14 ± 0.15

-

**

**

-

-

**

-

(b) Canopy cover (F = 139.38)

Plot

Mean (%) ± S.E.

jh1A&B

jh5

jh10

tk4

tk22

jh35

matA

jh1A&B

12.07 ± 1.67

       

jh5

67.91 ± 2.79

**

      

jh10

69.79 ± 1.71

**

-

     

tk4

37.25 ± 2.58

**

**

**

    

tk22

51.33 ± 4.61

**

**

**

**

   

jh35

76.70 ± 1.62

**

-

-

**

**

  

matA

72.64 ± 2.03

**

-

-

**

**

-

 

matB+C

80.68 ± 1.86

**

**

*

**

**

-

-

(d) Shrub density (F = 12.21)

Plot

Mean / 25 m2 ± S.E.

jh1A&B

jh5

jh10

tk4

tk22

jh35

matA

jh1A&B

25.85 ± 2.86

       

jh5

25.59 ± 3.31

-

      

jh10

19.58 ± 2.29

-

-

     

tk4

11.28 ± 1.19

**

-

-

    

tk22

13.99 ± 2.08

**

-

-

-

   

jh35

27.58 ± 3.21

-

-

-

*

-

  

matA

45.24 ± 4.26

**

**

**

**

**

*

 

matB+C

39.37 ± 4.04

*

-

**

**

**

-

-