Mean (SE) seed bank species richness and seed bank size (m–2) in the stock-pile at the Hixon study area at four sampling depths and five sampling dates. 1Date: F4,25 = 36.63, p = 0.0001. Depth: F3,75 = 3.47, p = 0.0196. Interaction: F12,75 =1.71, p = 0.0842. 2Sampling date means within a depth followed by the same lowercase letter are not significantly different (p > 0.10, protected LSD test). 3Sampling depth means at a sampling date followed by the same uppercase letter are not significantly different (p > 0.10, protected LSD test). 4Date: F4,25 = 16.98, p = 0.0001. Depth: F3,75 = 3.30, p = 0.0232. Interaction: F12,75 = 1.68, p = 0.089.
| Depath (cm) | Sampling Date | Mean | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | August 2013 | April 2014 | May 2014 | July 2014 | |||
| Richness1 | 0–10 | 0.64bc2A3 (0.31) | 3.18aA (0.0.66) | 0.51bcA (0.16) | 1.02bA (0.0.25) | 0.38cA (0.17) | 1.14 (0.24) |
| 10–20 | 0.38bA (0.17) | 2.29aBC (0.44) | 0.64bA (0.23) | 0.64bAB (0.23) | 0.64bA (0.23) | 0.91 (0.17) | |
| 20–30 | 0.51bA (0.25) | 2.67aAB (0.0.43) | 0.38bA (0.17) | 0.25bB (0.16) | 0.38bA (0.17) | 0.84 (0.20) | |
| 30–40 | 0.76abA (0.0.20) | 1.27aC (0.32) | 0.25bcA (0.25) | 0.25bcB (0.16) | 0.25bcA 0.16) | 0.56 (0.12) | |
| Mean | 0.57 (0.11) | 2.35 (0.27) | 0.44 (0.10) | 0.54 (0.12) | 0. 41 (0.09) | ||
| Size4 | 0–10 | 0.89bcA2,3 (0.41) | 6.48aA (1.95) | 0.76cA (0.28) | 1.65bA (0.36) | 0.51cA (0.25) | 2.06 (0.57) |
| 10–20 | 0.51bA (0.25) | 6.35aA (2.42) | 0.76bA (0.28) | 0.89bAB (0.36) | 0.89bA (0.36) | 1.88 (0.62) | |
| 20–30 | 0.51bA (0.25) | 4.19aA (1.02) | 0.38bA (0.17) | 0.38bB (0.26) | 0.38bA (0.17) | 1.17 (0.35) | |
| 30–40 | 1.14abA (0.55) | 1.65aA (0.46) | 0.38bA (0.38) | 0.25bB (0.16) | 0.25bA (0.16) | 0.74 (0.19) | |
| Mean | 0.76 (0.19) | 4.67 (0.87) | 0.57 (0.14) | 0.79 (0.18) | 0.51 (0.13) | ||