Table 2 Average rabbit forage intakes by plant life form (%), two-way ANOVA and Tukey test results, at each studied vegetation type and along the four seasons of the year
Factors | Tree regeneration | Shrubs | Forbs | Graminoids | Orchids | Ferns | Bryophytes | Hemiparasites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A: Vegetation types | ||||||||
Forests | 15.9 b | 15.1 | 17.2 | 32.1 a | 0.1 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 11.9 b |
Shrublands | 3.4 a | 15.5 | 13.6 | 57.4 b | 0.0 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 3.5 a |
Grasslands | 1.9 a | 15.5 | 12.8 | 61.8 b | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 2.7 a |
F (p) | 39.26 (< 0.001) | 0.03 (0.967) | 1.97 (0.153) | 19.03 (< 0.001) | – | 0.40 (0.674) | 2.78 (0.080) | 22.51 (< 0.001) |
B: Season | ||||||||
Winter | 7.9 | 18.3 b | 14.6 | 44.2 | 0.0 | 6.8 b | 0.9 | 7.3 ab |
Spring | 6.5 | 19.3 b | 11.9 | 44.6 | 0.1 | 7.5 b | 1.8 | 8.4 b |
Summer | 5.8 | 10.4 a | 16.5 | 58.8 | 0.1 | 3.3 a | 0.9 | 4.3 a |
Autumn | 8.2 | 13.3 a | 15.1 | 54.1 | 0.1 | 3.8 a | 1.2 | 4.1 a |
F (p) | 0.67 (0.578) | 10.85 (< 0.001) | 0.96 (0.421) | 2.87 (0.050) | – | 3.33 (0.030) | 0.67 (0.580) | 6.65 (0.002) |
Interactions | ||||||||
F (p) | 0.20 (0.975) | 2.95 (0.019) | 0.92 (0.490) | 0.20 (0.973) | 1.16 (0.348) | 0.58 (0.743) | 1.00 (0.444) | 1.98 (0.397) |