Ecological Processes

Table 4 The effect of P. juliflora invasion rates and site on AMF root colonization community structures

From: Variations in soil properties and native woody plant species abundance under Prosopis juliflora invasion in Afar grazing lands, Ethiopia

Parameters	Invasion rate	Sites
Parameters	Invasion rate	Amibara	Gewane	Mean
HC (%)	High	81.4 ± 1.3	74.9 ± 1.3	78.2 ± 1.1^a
	Medium	72.7 ± 1.3	70.3 ± 1.0	71.6 ± 0.9^b
	Low	69.3 ± 1.3	67.7 ± 1.1	68.5 ± 0.8^b
	None	70.8 ± 1.0	72.5 ± 1.2	71.7 ± 0.8^b
MHC (%)	High	70.6 ± 1.5	66.1 ± 1.4	68.4 ± 1.1^a
	Medium	66.9 ± 1.5	64.1 ± 1.5	65.5 ± 0.8^ab
	Low	63.8 ± 1.5	61.3 ± 1.5	62.6 ± 1.1^b
	None	63.5 ± 1.5	63.2 ± 1.7	63.4 ± 1.1^b
AC (%)	High	22.3 ± 1.0	19.1 ± 0.8	20.7 ± 0.7^a
	Medium	19.0 ± 0.9	14.3 ± 1.0	16.6 ± 0.8^b
	Low	15.9 ± 1.0	18.2 ± 0.7	17.1 ± 0.6^b
	None	15.8 ± 1.0	16.5 ± 1.1	16.2 ± 0.7^b
VC (%)	High	26.6 ± 0.8	26.7 ± 0.7	26.7 ± 0.5^a
	Medium	28.7 ± 0.8	26.7 ± 0.7	27.7 ± 0.6^a
	Low	20.7 ± 1.0	21.3 ± 0.8	21.1 ± 0.6^c
	None	23.5 ± 1.0	23.6 ± 0.8	23.6 ± 0.6^b
Number of spores	High	497 ± 14.7	459.2 ± 7.6	478 ± 8.8^b
	Medium	382.4 ± 10.3	337.5 ± 19.3	359.9 ± 11.4^c
	Low	271.5 ± 8.2	236.2 ± 9.6	253.8 ± 6.9^d
	None	517.4 ± 24.1	544.4 ± 16.5	530.9 ± 14.6^a

(“none”; P. juliflora cover ≤ 3%), low cover (“low”; P. juliflora cover 3–40%), intermediate cover (“med”; P. juliflora cover 40–60%), and high cover (“high”; P. juliflora cover > 60%)
Different superscript letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) among invasion rates according to Tukey’s HSD test
HC hyphal colonization, MHC mycorrhizal colonization, AC arbuscular colonization, VC vesicular colonization

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