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Table 2 Parameter estimates of the performed repeated measures linear mixed models on diversity measures and CWMs

From: A test of priority effect persistence in semi-natural grasslands through the removal of plant functional groups during community assembly

 

Time

Treatment

Interaction

F

R 2β

β T0

β T1

β T2

β T3

F

R 2β

β C

β L

β G

F

R 2β

S

12.70***

0.22

34.63

33.13

35.82

36.13

0.15

<0.01

36.51

35.88

36.13

0.39

0.01

S spec.

18.74***

0.29

10.56

10.87

11.37

12.25

0.16

<0.01

12.81

12.56

12.25

1.38

0.03

S gen.

4.65**

0.09

24.07

22.25

24.44

23.88

0.01

<0.01

23.69

23.32

23.88

0.56

0.01

Ea

28.16***

0.38

0.73

0.75

0.64

0.69

1.02

0.03

0.68

0.68

0.69

0.53

0.01

E spec.a

9.25***

0.17

0.73

0.79

0.68

0.62

13.67***

0.25

0.53

0.56

0.62

1.14

0.02

E gen.a

34.00***

0.43

0.69

0.70

0.57

0.65

1.70

0.05

0.69

0.66

0.65

0.54

0.01

Coverb

9.62***

0.18

13.62

13.33

14.15

15.44

1.43

0.04

15.25

14.97

15.44

3.42**

0.07

CWM N fixb

0.41

0.01

0.22

0.27

0.35

0.24

2.88°

0.08

0.24

0.22

0.24

8.26***

0.20

CWM graminoidsb

35.80***

0.44

0.43

0.33

0.39

0.51

9.65***

0.21

0.58

0.57

0.51

12.86***

0.22

CWM clonalitya

36.46***

0.45

0.35

0.34

0.45

0.51

1.87

0.04

0.53

0.52

0.51

2.47*

0.05

  1. Beta-coefficient, test statistic and semi-partial R 2β given for time, treatment and the interaction term
  2. S species richness, E Pielou’s evenness, CWM community weighted mean, T time since treatment (year), C control treatment, L legumes treatment, G graminoids treatment
  3. ° 0.10 ≥ P > 0.05 * 0.05 ≥ P > 0.01; ** 0.01 ≥ P > 0.001; *** 0.001 ≥ P
  4. aSquared transformation
  5. bSquare root transformation
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