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Table 3 Summary of ANOVAs examining the effects of climate zone, grazing intensity, and growth stage, as well as their interactions on PFE, MA, PAH, and the proportion (relative importance) of MA versus PAH

From: Shrubs facilitate recruitment of Caragana stenophylla Pojark: microhabitat amelioration and protection against herbivory

Source of variance

df

F

P

PFE

 Climate zone

3, 44

190.42

< 0.01

 Grazing intensity

2, 44

416.65

< 0.01

 Growth stage

1, 44

951.33

< 0.01

 Climate zone × grazing intensity

5, 44

9.49

< 0.01

 Climate zone × growth stage

3, 44

39.57

< 0.01

 Grazing intensity × growth stage

2, 44

193.65

< 0.01

 Climate zone × grazing intensity × growth stage

5, 44

2.75

0.03

MA

 Climate zone

3, 16

145.23

< 0.01

 Growth stage

1, 16

122.80

< 0.01

 Climate zone × growth stage

3, 16

26.14

< 0.01

PAH

 Climate zone

3, 28

27.13

< 0.01

 Grazing intensity

1, 28

326.23

< 0.01

 Growth stage

1, 28

581.10

< 0.01

 Climate zone × grazing intensity

2, 28

4.14

0.027

 Climate zone × growth stage

3, 28

8.88

< 0.01

 Grazing intensity × growth stage

1, 28

159.14

< 0.01

 Climate zone × grazing intensity × growth stage

2, 28

0.429

0.655

Proportion of MA versus PAH

 Climate zone

3, 44

15.38

< 0.01

 Grazing intensity

2, 44

1665.24

< 0.01

 Growth stage

1, 44

150.71

< 0.01