From: Decreasing deer browsing pressure influenced understory vegetation dynamics over 30 years
North Forest | South Forest | |||||||
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Axis 1 | Axis 2 | VectLength | Axis 1 | Axis 2 | VectLength | |||
Intercept | −0.27 *** | 0.14*** | 0.52 *** | −0.26 *** | ns | 0.42 *** | ||
Changes (2006 minus 1976) in | Stand.1 | ns | ns | ns | ns | 0.056 (*) | ns | |
Stand.2 | ns | 0.033 * | ns | ns | 0.068 * | ns | ||
EIV-L | 0.12 *** | −0.042 * | −0.063 *** | ns | −0.063 (*) | −0.082 * | ||
EIV-T | ns | ns | ns | 0.069 (*) | ns | 0.072 ** | ||
EIV-F | −0.08 ** | ns | 0.044 * | ns | ns | ns | ||
EIV-R | ns | ns | −0.038 * | 0.091 * | ns | ns | ||
EIV-N | ns | ns | ns | ns | −0.079 (*) | ns | ||
Tree.cover | −0.068 ** | 0.070 *** | 0.088 *** | 0.11 ** | ns | 0.067 * | ||
H.shrub.cover | −0.11 *** | 0.10 *** | 0.12 *** | ns | ns | ns | ||
Deer.browsing | 0.091 *** | −0.11 *** | −0.10 *** | −0.078 * | ns | −0.071 ** | ||
Adjusted R 2 | 0.41 *** | 0.45 *** | 0.49 *** | 0.26 *** | ns | 0.39 *** |