Table 1 Summary of hypothesis testing for the effects of anthropogenic seed dispersal on plant present/abundance
From: Seed dispersal by Martu peoples promotes the distribution of native plants in arid Australia
Species | Factors | Prediction |
|---|---|---|
Diversiflorum | Past use: Site type | Minor sites higher |
Past use: Site distance | Strong negative effect | |
Past use: Water permanence | Strong positive effect | |
Present use: Fire density | Strong positive effect | |
Fire: TSF diversity | Null: no effect | |
Fire: Fire frequency | Null: no effect | |
Fire: Fire season | Null: no effect | |
Behavioral observations | High potential for seed dispersal Plants growing at dispersal sites | |
Centrale | Past use: Site type | No effect |
Past use: Site distance | Weak negative effect | |
Past use: Water permanence | Weak positive effect | |
Present use: Fire density | No effect | |
Fire: TSF diversity | Null: no effect | |
Fire: Fire frequency | Null: no effect | |
Fire: Fire season | Null: no effect | |
Behavioral observations | Potential for seed dispersal | |
Eragrostis | Past use: Site type | No effect |
Past use: Site distance | Weak negative effect | |
Past use: Water permanence | Weak positive effect | |
Present use: Fire density | No effect | |
Fire: TSF diversity | Null: no effect | |
Fire: Fire frequency | Null: no effect | |
Fire: Fire season | Null: no effect | |
Behavioral observations | Potential for seed dispersal | |
Scaevola | Past use: Site type | No effect |
Past use: Site distance | No effect | |
Past use: Water permanence | No effect | |
Present use: Fire density | No effect | |
Fire: TSF diversity | Null: no effect | |
Fire: Fire season | Null: no effect | |
Fire: Fire frequency | Null: no effect | |
Behavioral observations | Low potential for seed dispersal |
