Table 1 The invertebrate exclusion effect and invertebrate damage on deadwood samples in each study site.

From: The initial effects of microclimate and invertebrate exclusion on multi-site variation in the mass loss of temperate pine and oak deadwoods

Region

Study site

Invertebrate exclusion effecta

Pine

Oak

Western

Site 1

0.42 ± 1.63

0.68 ± 1.67

Site 2

0.71 ± 1.67

1.08 ± 1.77

Site 3

2.23 ± 2.22*

0.85 ± 1.71

Eastern

Site 4

0.27 ± 1.61

4.42 ± 3.46*

Site 5

0.60 ± 1.65

1.34 ± 1.85

Site 6

0.29 ± 1.61

0.44 ± 1.63

Southern

Site 7

3.79 ± 3.07*

1.30 ± 1.84

Site 8

4.94 ± 3.78*

4.74 ± 3.65*

Site 9

2.77 ± 2.50*

2.84 ± 2.54*

  1. aEffect size based on Hedges’ d ± 95% confidence interval. Higher value indicates the larger decrease in mass loss of deadwood samples due to the invertebrate exclusion. Values with asterisk are statistically significant at P < 0.05 (the 95% confidence interval did not overlap with zero).
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