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Table 1 Spearman’s Rho (rs) from correlations between MCD of T. capitata and their distance from Z. lotus clusters ranked from the lowest to the highest pMCD; n = number of T. capitata plants

From: How can ecosystem engineer plants boost productivity in east Mediterranean drylands

Sampling month

rs

pMCD

n

Study area

Jul 2021

− 0.679

 < 0.0001

180

S

Sep 2020

− 0.618

 < 0.0001

175

S

Jul 2015

− 0.813

 < 0.0001

62

R

Jul 2020

− 0.624

 < 0.0001

109

S

May 2020

− 0.609

 < 0.0001

90

S

Feb 2016

− 0.349

0.037

36

R

Mar 2020

− 0.183

0.045

120

S

Feb 2021

− 0.117

0.125

175

S

  1. Sampling during the dry season is in bold