Priority effects of forbs arriving early: the role of root interaction and asymmetric competition

Ecological Processes

Table 1 ANOVA analysis of priority effects indices

Source of variation		df	F	P
SO	Aboveground biomass	2	44.25	< 0.001
	Belowground biomass	2	58.04	< 0.001
	Total biomass	2	33.00	< 0.001
IM	Aboveground biomass	2	9.95	< 0.001
	Belowground biomass	2	28.10	< 0.001
	Total biomass	2	31.07	< 0.001
RM	Aboveground biomass	1	3.64	0.062
	Belowground biomass	1	55.89	< 0.001
	Total biomass	1	14.73	< 0.001
SO × IM	Aboveground biomass	4	34.45	< 0.001
	Belowground biomass	4	26.52	< 0.001
	Total biomass	4	60.21	< 0.001
SO × RM	Aboveground biomass	2	35.27	< 0.001
	Belowground biomass	2	49.54	< 0.001
	Total biomass	2	25.79	< 0.001
IM × RM	Aboveground biomass	2	5.92	0.005
	Belowground biomass	2	15.05	< 0.001
	Total biomass	2	0.66	0.520
SO × IM × RM	Aboveground biomass	4	57.07	< 0.001
	Belowground biomass	4	25.04	< 0.001
	Total biomass	4	84.04	< 0.001

SO sowing order of species in community assembly, IM underground isolation method, RM plant removal method, df degrees of freedom, F variance, P error probability