Table 5 Results of the regression analyses of the relations between the DM yields of forbs within the defined subhabitats (dependent variable) and Evapotranspiration Tree Equivalents (ETTE) ha-1 (independent variable).
Subhabitat | Season | Regression equation | r2 | r | n | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Between trees (UCA) | 1 | ln y = 2.756 + 0.000214x | 0.137 | 0.370 | 7 | 0.414 ns |
| Â | 2 | y = 43.396 + 0.01467x | 0.272 | 0.521 | 7 | 0.230 ns |
| Â | 3 | ln y = 3.911 + 0.000156x | 0.126 | 0.355 | 7 | 0.434 ns |
Under trees (CA) | 1 | y = - 65.59 + 0.12309x | 0.675 | 0.822 | 7 | 0.045 * |
| Â | 2 | y = 90.378 + 0.05286x | 0.813 | 0.902 | 7 | 0.014 * |
| Â | 3 | y = 139.76 + 0.04719x | 0.416 | 0.645 | 7 | 0.167 ns |
Trees removed (RCA) | 1 | y = 21.291 + 0.00130x | 0.021 | 0.146 | 7 | 0.783 ns |
| Â | 2 | y = 72.022 - 0.01599x | 0.537 | -0.733 | 7 | 0.098 ns |
| Â | 3 | ln y = 0.888 + 0.000824x | 0.611 | 0.781 | 7 | 0.066 ns |