Appendix E. Summary of ANCOVA testing for effects of variables on the percentage of individuals per seep that advanced beyond the rosette life stage. Nonsignificant effects (community biomass and all interactions: P > 0.3) are not shown and were not retained in the reduced model.
Source of variation |
df |
F |
P |
Treatment (moss vs. moss removed) |
1 |
5.46 |
0.03 |
Habitat (wet vs. dry) |
1 |
5.30 |
0.03 |
Early-season soil moisture (% saturation) |
1 |
6.09 |
0.02 |
Ca/Mg (ppm) |
1 |
21.6 |
<0.0001 |
Error |
35 |