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Table 1 Results of linear models assessing the effects of neighbor identity and maternal effect induced by grazing on aboveground biomass (ABM), belowground biomass (BBM), total biomass (TBM), stem biomass (SBM), leaf biomass (LBM), leaf biomass of a single plant (SLBM), stem biomass of a single plant (SSBM), and aboveground biomass of a single plant (SABM)

From: Kin recognition benefits clonal offspring performance of historically grazed Leymus chinensis: insights for grassland management

Variables

ABM

BBM

TBM

SBM

LBM

SSBM

SSLBM

SABM

F

P

F

P

F

P

F

P

F

P

F

P

F

P

F

P

Neighbor identity (NI)

0.03

ns

0.05

ns

0.04

ns

0.06

ns

0.01

ns

0.74

ns

0.68

ns

0.72

ns

Maternal effect (ME)

4.39

ns

9.36

**

6.14

**

1.19

ns

9.16

**

0.33

ns

4.24

*

2.05

ns

NI × ME

3.18

*

3.55

*

3.64

*

3.17

*

2.96

ns

4.6

**

3.87

*

4.28

*

  1. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ns, P > 0.05