Treatments | August | November | January | March | May | July | September |
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IH | 2.26a | 2.33a | 2.67a | 2.97a | 2.69a | 2.58a | 2.66a |
CV | 1.83b | 2.14a | 2.34b | 2.05b | 2.07b | 2.11b | 2.18b |
IR | | 1.05b | 0.87c | 1.38c | 1.95b | 1.64c | 2.42ab |
CR | | 1.83c | 1.63d | 2.44d | 2.35c | 1.47c | 2.25b |
- Letters represent significantly different groups according to Hutcheson t-test. Plots invaded by H. helix (IH); control plots without H. helix (CV); invaded plots where H. helix was removed (IR); and control plots without H. helix where we manually removed the understory (CR)