Ecological Archives E087-055-A4

M. Zeiter, A. Stampfli, and D. M. Newbery. 2006. Recruitment limitation constrains local species richness and productivity in dry grassland. Ecology 87:942–951.

Appendix D. Effects of sowing year and year × site interaction on the performance of the sown species three years after sowing. Year of significantly higher seedling emergence, survival, establishment and growth are indicated with the year × site interaction. Asterisks indicate significant differences at P < 0.05 (*), P < 0.01 (**) and P < 0.001 (***).

 

Germination

  

Survival

  

Establishment

  

Growth
 

year

y × s

  

year

y × s

  

year

y × s

  

year

y × s
                       

Agrostis capillaris

99*

*

  

.

.

  

98*

.

  

.

.

Anthyllis vulneraria

99**

*

  

.

.

  
.

.

  

.

***

Asphodelus albus

.

.

  

99*

*

  

99*

.

  

99*

*

Brachypodium pinnatum

.

.

  

.

*

  
.

.

  

.

**

Bromus erectus

.

.

  

.

.

  
.

.

  

.

.

Carex flacca

                      

Centaurea nigrescens

99***

.

  

.

.

  

99*

.

  

.

.

Danthonia alpina

.

.

  

.

.

  
.

.

  

.

.

Dianthus carthusianorum

.

.

  

98*

.

  

98**

.

  

98*

.

Dorycnium herbaceum

.

.

  

98***

.

  

98***

.

  

98**

**

Galium rubrum

.

.

  

98***

***

  
.

***

  

.

.

Helianthemum nummularium

99***

.

  

98***

.

  
.

.

  

.

***

Hypochaeris radicata

.

.

  

98***

.

  

98**

.

  

98**

.

Peucedanum oreoselinum

99***

***

  

98***

.

  

99*

***

  

.

.

Phyteuma betonicifolium

.

**

  

98**

.

  

98***

.

  

.

*

Plantago lanceolata

.

.

  

98***

***

  

98***

***

  

.

.

Primula veris

99**

.

  

.

*

  
.

.

  

.

*

Rhinanthus alectorolophus

99***

.

  

 

              

Sanguisorba minor

.

.

  

98**

.

  
.

.

  

99*

.

Scabiosa columbaria

.

.

  

98*

*

  

98**

.

  

.

*

Silene nutans

.

*

  

98**

*

  

98*

.

  

.

**

Thalictrum minus

99***

.

  

.

.

  

99***

.

  

.

.

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