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 |