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Table 2 COV and BM on 13 RCSs in study regions of west Sichuan, China

From: Effect of crevice density on biological soil crust development on rock cut slope in mountainous regions, Sichuan, China

Region: SR1

Region: SR2

Site

FA (years)

Number of quadrats

BM (g m−2)

COV (%)

Site

FA (years)

Number of quadrats

BM (g m−2)

COV (%)

JJS3

2.5

8

18.40 ± 18.12c

6.5 ± 4.1c

BSC1

1.5

19

18.20 ± 23.28b

10.3 ± 11.3b

ZGX1

4

10

51.07 ± 62.71bc

20.2 ± 24.0bc

HBZ1

5

15

34.82 ± 25.42b

7.7 ± 5.4b

ZGX2

4

14

49.12 ± 44.48bc

21.1 ± 19.3bc

BSC2

1.5

11

24.08 ± 15.42b

6.5 ± 3.2b

JJS2

8

12

66.40 ± 56.94b

14.6 ± 12.1bc

JHZ1

1.5

14

24.42 ± 30.86b

6.9 ± 7.1b

JJS1

8

12

28.53 ± 21.23bc

13.8 ± 11.2bc

XYZ1

2.5

9

14.43 ± 13.07b

15.7 ± 12.8b

QQH1

13

13

67.25 ± 40.77b

28.2 ± 12.1b

BSH1

 > 60

15

68.13 ± 83.24a

38.1 ± 23.9a

HDZ1

27

12

261.79 ± 250.52a

69.0 ± 14.6a

     
  1. FA, BM, and COV represent formation age of RCSs, biomass and coverage of BSCs, respectively; BM and COV data are expressed in mean ± standard deviation. Within the same study region, different lowercase letters represent the significant difference (P < 0.05) in biomass or coverage among various sites