Properties | Snow cover duration (week) | F ratio | P | ||||
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0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
Number of samples (n) | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 | Â | Â |
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 |