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Table 3 Multiple comparisons of vegetation attributes in the wetland at different sampling stations using Tukey Post-hoc analysis

From: Variation in species assemblages due to micro-topography and flow regime govern vegetation carbon stock in seasonal floodplain wetlands

Parameters

Station

(I)

Station

(J)

Mean difference

(I − J)

Vegetation attributes

Simpson dominance index

Station 1

Station 2

0.17243ns

Station 3

− 0.19695ns

Station 4

− 0.16725ns

Station 5

0.07802ns

Station 2

Station 3

− 0.36938*

Station 4

− 0.33968ns

Station 5

− 0.09442ns

Station 3

Station 4

0.02970ns

Station 5

0.27497ns

Station 4

Station 5

0.24527ns

Shannon-Wiener diversity index

Station 1

Station 2

− 0.33268ns

Station 3

0.37373ns

Station 4

0.40460ns

Station 5

− 0.03017ns

Station 2

Station 3

0.70642*

Station 4

0.73728*

Station 5

0.30252ns

Station 3

Station 4

0.03087ns

Station 5

− 0.40390ns

Station 4

Station 5

− 0.43477ns

Buzas and Gibson’s evenness index

Station 1

Station 2

− 0.02285ns

Station 3

0.18023ns

Station 4

0.06898ns

Station 5

− 0.01743ns

Station 2

Station 3

0.20308*

Station 4

0.09183ns

Station 5

0.00542ns

Station 3

Station 4

− 0.11125ns

Station 5

− 0.19767ns

Station 4

Station 5

− 0.08642ns

  1. Station 1 = inlet point 1; station 2 = middle point 2; station 3 = inlet point 2; station 4 = middle point 2; station 5 = outlet point; degree of freedom (n − 1) = 4
  2. nsNon-significant
  3. *p < 0.05
  4. **p < 0.01