Table 5.

Mean (SE) seed bank species richness and seed bank size (m-2) in the stock-pile and in undisturbed soils at the San Ysidro study area at four sampling depths and five sampling dates. 1Date: F4,50 = 1.61, p = 0.1864. Location: F1,50 = 2.24, p = 0.1372. Interaction: F4,50 = 2.24, p = 0.0672. 2Date: F4,50 = 1.51, p = 0.2154. Location: F1,50 = 0, p = 1.000. Interaction: F4,50 = 1.47, p = 0.2251. 3Date: F4,50 = 0.31, p = 0.8741. Location: F1,50 = 18.15, p = 0.0043. Interaction: F4,50 = 2.69, p = 0.0380. 4Date: F4,50 = 0.39, p = 0.8209. Location: F1,50 = 5.00, p = 0.0318. Interaction: F4,50 = 1.37, p = 0.2575. 5Date F4,50 = 1.41, p = 0.2448. Location: F1,50 = 18.83, p = 0.0001. Interaction: F4,50 = 1.57, p = 0.2025. 6Date: F4,50 = 0.58, p = 0.6776. Location: F1,50 = 14.78, p = 0.0007. Interaction: F4,50 = 0.55, p = 0.7037. 7Date: F4,50 = 1.25, p = 0.2971. Location: F1,50 = 25.30, p = 0.0001. Interaction: F4,50 = 1.75, p = 0.1569. 8Date: F4,50 = 0.49, p = 0.7479. Location: F1,50 = 17.55, p = 0.0001. Interaction: F4,50 = 0.58, p = 0.6801. 9Sampling date means within a location followed by the same lowercase letter are not significantly different (p > 0.10, protected LSD). 10Location means within a sampling date followed by the same uppercase letter are not significantly different (p > 0.10, protected LSD). 11Location means followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p > 0.10, protected LSD). 12 Sampling date means followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p > 0.10, protected LSD).

Sampling Depth in Pile (cm)ResponseLocationSampling Date
June 2013August 2013April 2014May 2014July 2014Mean
0-10Richness1Pile0.00bB90.00) 10׳)1.02aA (0.32)1.14aA (0.17)1.40aA (0.31)1.52aA (0.62)1.02 (0.18)
Undisturbed1.65aA (0.46)2.16aA (1.95)0.38aB (0.26)1.79aA (0.43)1.27aA (0.32)1.45 (0.25)
Mean0.83 (0.33)1.59 (0.51)0.76 (0.19)1.59 (0.26)1.40 (0.34)
Size2Pile0.00 (0.00)1.91 (0.64)3.68 (1.24)2.92 (0.80)4.18 (1.33)2.54a11 0.48)
Undisturbed1.79 (0.51)3.81 (1.99)1.65 (1.37)3.05 (0.86)2.41 (0.89)2.54a (0.53)
Mean1.17a12 (0.47)3.75a (1.36)3.50a (1.22)3.92a (0.73)4.33a (1.06)
10-20Richness3Pile0.38a9B10 (0.26)0.25aB (0.16)1.27aA (0.58)0.64aB (0.31)0.51aB (0.16)0.61 (0.15)
Undisturbed1.65aA (0.46)2.16aA (0.950.38aA (0.26)1.78aA (0.43)1.27aA (0.32)1.45 (0.25)
Mean1.01 (0.32)1.21 (0.54)0.83 (0.33)1.21 (0.21)0.89 (0.21)
Size4Pile0.38 (0.26)0.25 (0.16)2.79 (1.51)1.02 (0.54)1.02 (0.47)1.09b11 (0.36)
Undisturbed1.78 (0.51)3.81 (1.99)1.65 (1.37)3.05 (0.86)2.41 (0.89)2.54a (0.51)
Mean1.08a12 (0.24)2.03a (1.29)2.22a (0.99)2.03a (0.57)1.71a (0.52)
20-30Richness5Pile0.13 (0.13)0.51 (0.25)0.51 (0.25)0.38 (0.17)0.13 (0.13)0.33b11 (0.09)
Undisturbed1.65 (0.46)2.16 (0.95)0.38 (0.26)1.79 (0.43)1.27 (0.32)1.45a (0.25)
Mean0.89a12 (0.32)1.33a (53)0.44a (0.17)1.08a (0.30)0.70a (0.24)
Size6Pile0.13 (0.13)0.51 (0.25)0.76 (0.39)0.38 (0.17)0.13 (0.13)0.38b11(0.11)
Undisturbed1.79 (0.51)3.81 (1.99)1.65 (1.37)3.05 (0.86)2.41 (0.89)2.54a (0.53)
Mean0.95a12 (0.35)2.16a (1.08)1.21a 0.69)1.71a (0.58)1.27a (0.54)
30-40Richness7Pile0.13 (0.13)0.25 (0.17)0.38 (0.26)0.13 (0.13)0.00 (0.00)0.18b11(0.07)
Undisturbed1.65 (0.46)2.16 (0.95)0.38 (0.26)1.79 (0.43)1.27 (0.32)1.45a (0.25)
Mean0.89a12 (0.32)1.21a (0.54)0.38a (0.18)0.95a (0.32)0.64 (0.25)
Size8Pile0.25 (0.25)0.25 (0.16)0.38 (0.26)0.13 (0.13)0.00 (0.00)0.20b11 (0.08)
Undisturbed1.79 (0.51)3.81 (1.99)1.65 (1.37)3.05 (0.86)2.41 (0.89)2.54a (0.53)
Mean1.02a12 (0.36)2.03a (1.09)1.02a (0.69)1.59a (0.60)1.21a (0.56)