Table 4 Hypothesis test outcomes from the best model predicting presence and abundance
From: Seed dispersal by Martu peoples promotes the distribution of native plants in arid Australia
Diversiflorum | Centrale | Eragrostis | Scaevola | |||||
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Presence | Abundance | Presence | Abundance | Presence | Abundance | Presence | Abundance | |
Dispersal proxies | ||||||||
Site distance | Strong negative** | Negative** | Weak negative under high land use** | No effect | Negative under high land use** | Negative near ephemeral water** | Weak positive | Weak positive |
Land use | Strong positive** | No effect | Weakly Positive under high use** | No effect | Weak Negative | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Water permanence | Strong positive** | Strong positive** | No effect | No effect | No effect* | Negative close to sites** | No effect | No effect |
Site type Major | Negative** | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect* | No effect** | Negative | Positive |
Engineering proxies | ||||||||
Season Winter | No effect* | No effect | No effect | Negative | Negative | Positive** | No effect | No effect |
Fire frequency | No effect | No effect | Strong positive* | Weak negative | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
TSF diversity | No effect* | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect* | No effect | No effect | No effect |