Skip to main content

Table 4 Effects of soil layer on mean values of soil seed bank patterns

From: Prosopis juliflora invasion and environmental factors on density of soil seed bank in Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia

Soil Layer

H′

R

E′

Litter layer

1.28 ± 0.03a

4.29 ± 0.12a

0.93 ± 0.01a

0–3 cm

1.25 ± 0.03a

4.2 ± 0.14a

0.93 ± 0.01a

3–6 cm

1.29 ± 0.05a

4.39 ± 0.21a

0.94 ± 0.01a

6–9 cm

1.32 ± 0.06a

4.44 ± 0.24a

0.94 ± 0.01a

  1. Notice: H′ is the Shannon-Wiener index, R is species richness, E′ is the Shannon evenness; the same letters indicate insignificant variations at P < 0.05