Table 2 GLMM of main effects of plant richness, leaf area index and ANPP on focal species cover, under hay harvest vs. no hay harvest across the precipitation gradient. Significant P (≤ 0.05) shown in bold.

From: Precipitation effects on grassland plant performance are lessened by hay harvest

Species

Community richness

Leaf area index

ANPP (g m−2)

Chisq

P

Chisq

P

Chisq

P

Ambrosia psilostachya

Hay harvest

0.32

0.57

0.04

0.84

0.29

0.59

No hay harvest

0.76

0.38

1.04

0.30

16.91

< 0.001

Croton monanthogynus

Hay harvest

0.07

0.78

5.17

0.02

46,174,087

< 0.001

No hay harvest

0.11

0.74

5.54

0.11

0.69

0.40

Erigeron strigosus

Hay harvest

3.40

0.06

0.09

0.76

0.97

0.32

No hay harvest

6.92

< 0.01

0.02

0.90

51.99

< 0.001

Solidago nemoralis

Hay harvest

1.57

0.21

13.69

< 0.001

52,869

< 0.001

No hay harvest

2.36

0.12

0

0.99

40.82

< 0.001

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Hay harvest

6436.9

< 0.001

0.09

0.75

< 0.01

0.93

No hay harvest

0.01

0.93

64,687

< 0.001

0.49

0.48

Dichanthelium oligosanthes

Hay harvest

< 0.01

0.98

436.51

< 0.001

0.16

0.69

No hay harvest

0.49

0.49

4.70

0.3

3.19

0.07

Schizachyrium scoparium

Hay harvest

< 0.01

0.98

2.52

0.11

0.04

0.84

No hay harvest

0.03

0.86

< 0.01

0.93

0.99

0.32

Sorghastrum nutans

Hay harvest

0.81

0.36

1.27

0.26

3.80

0.05

No hay harvest

< 0.01

0.93

0.45

0.50

0.10

0.74

Sporobolus compositus

Hay harvest

0.02

0.89

0.11

0.74

0.49

0.48

No hay harvest

0.04

0.85

0.70

0.40

0.92

0.34