Table 2 Effect of tree species, canopy cover, soil depth, and their interactions on life-forms in the soil seed banks, with the statistical results of GLM (F, P, R ²adjusted values)

 0–5 cm

4.5 ± 0.87

2.25 ± 0.5

6.75 ± 0.8

4.50 ± 0.9

1.25 ± 0.3

 5–10 cm

2.75 ± 1.11

1.25 ± 0.3

4.0 ± 1.0

2.75 ± 0.48

0.75 ± 0.25

 0–5 cm

4.5 ± 0.65

2.25 ± 0.3

6.75 ± 0.5

4.25 ± 0.25

0.5 ± 0.3

 5–10 cm

1.75 ± 0.9

1.25 ± 0.3

3.0 ± 0.8

2.75 ± 0.48

0

 0–5 cm

3.25 ± 0.48

3.0 ± 0.41

6.25 ± 0.8

5.75 ± 1.44

1.0 ± 0.41

 5–10 cm

1.75 ± 0.48

1.25 ± 0.3

3.0 ± 0.7

2.5 ± 0.5

0

 0–5 cm

6.75 ± 0.75

2.5 ± 0.3

9.25 ± 0.9

2.75 ± 0.9

0

 5–10 cm

2.5 ± 0.86

1.75 ± 0.3

4.25 ± 0.9

1.75 ± 0.48

0

 0–5 cm

5.25 ± 0.47

2.0 ± 0.71

7.25 ± 1.1

6.75 ± 0.75

1.25 ± 0.3

 5–10 cm

5.5 ± 0.29

1.75 ± 0.3

7.25 ± 0.3

7.5 ± 0.866

1.25 ± 0.3

 0–5 cm

4.0 ± 0.8

1.5 ± 0.96

5.5 ± 1.7

3.25 ± 0.9

0.25 ± 0.3

 5–10 cm

4.25 ± 0.6

0.25 ± 0.3

4.5 ± 0.6

2.75 ± 0.5

0

  F(df = 2, 36)

4.260

1.850

1.230

6.420

4.780

  P

0.023

0.183

0.303

0.004

0.014

  F(df = 1, 36)

0.090

3.120

0.160

18.580

40.110

  P

0.766

0.057

0.692

<0.0001

<0.0001

  F(df = 1, 36)

15.160

16.620

25.390

9.990

9.000

  P

0.0004

0.0002

<0.0001

0.003

0.005

  F(df = 2, 36)

6.01

1.85

5.96

8.92

2.11

  P

0.006

0.173

0.006

0.001

0.012

  F(df = 2, 36)

5.23

0.35

4.39

2.97

1.00

  P

0.010

0.710

0.020

0.064

0.378

  F(df = 1, 36)

2.24

0.00

1.44

0.01

1.00

  P

0.143

1.000

0.238

0.924

0.324

  F(df = 2, 36)

0.93

1.38

0.06

1.58

2.33

  P

0.405

0.263

0.944

0.220

0.112

 Adjusted R ²

0.560

0.430

0.580

0.630

0.620