|
Properties
|
Snow cover duration (week)
|
F ratio
|
P
|
|---|
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
|---|
|
Number of samples (n)
|
12
|
9
|
7
|
5
|
21
| | |
|
Total height (cm)
|
7.9 ± 4.3 a
|
0.7 ± 0.2 ab
|
0.5 ± 0.0 ab
|
0.5 ± 0.0 ab
|
0.0 ± 0.0 b
|
2.746
|
0.039
|
|
Total coverage (%)
|
83.3 ± 2.7 a
|
34.8 ± 9.6 b
|
34.3 ± 5.9 b
|
24.0 ± 11.0 b
|
0.0 ± 0.0 c
|
56.828
|
0.000
|
|
Lichen height (cm)
|
4.0 ± 0.5 a
|
0.8 ± 0.2 b
|
0.6 ± 0.1 b
|
0.5 ± 0.0 b
|
0.0 ± 0.0 b
|
46.837
|
0.000
|
|
Lichen coverage (%)
|
64.3 ± 6.7 a
|
34.0 ± 7.9 b
|
31.9 ± 6.0 b
|
24.0 ± 11.0 bc
|
0.0 ± 0.0 c
|
27.639
|
0.000
|
|
Moss height (cm)
|
0.7 ± 0.2 a
|
0.7 ± 0.1 a
|
0.5 ± 0.0 a
|
0.4 ± 0.2 ab
|
0.0 ± 0.0 b
|
8.637
|
0.000
|
|
Moss coverage (%)
|
15.9 ± 6.4 a
|
4.6 ± 2.2 ab
|
4.0 ± 2.7 ab
|
0.6 ± 0.2 ab
|
0.0 ± 0.0 b
|
4.119
|
0.005
|
|
Snow algae coverage (%)
|
0.0 ± 0.0 a
|
0.0 ± 0.0 a
|
0.0 ± 0.0 a
|
10.0 ± 10.0 a
|
99.3 ± 0.7 b
|
681.016
|
0.000
|
- According to Tukey’s test, columns are statistically different where they do not share any letter (P < 0.05)
