Table 1.

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 DateMean
June 2013August 2013April 2014May 2014July 2014
Richness10–100.64bc2A3 (0.31)3.18aA (0.0.66)0.51bcA (0.16)1.02bA (0.0.25)0.38cA (0.17)1.14 (0.24)
10–200.38bA (0.17)2.29aBC (0.44)0.64bA (0.23)0.64bAB (0.23)0.64bA (0.23)0.91 (0.17)
20–300.51bA (0.25)2.67aAB (0.0.43)0.38bA (0.17)0.25bB (0.16)0.38bA (0.17)0.84 (0.20)
30–400.76abA (0.0.20)1.27aC (0.32)0.25bcA (0.25)0.25bcB (0.16)0.25bcA 0.16)0.56 (0.12)
Mean0.57 (0.11)2.35 (0.27)0.44 (0.10)0.54 (0.12)0. 41 (0.09)
Size40–100.89bcA2,3 (0.41)6.48aA (1.95)0.76cA (0.28)1.65bA (0.36)0.51cA (0.25)2.06 (0.57)
10–200.51bA (0.25)6.35aA (2.42)0.76bA (0.28)0.89bAB (0.36)0.89bA (0.36)1.88 (0.62)
20–300.51bA (0.25)4.19aA (1.02)0.38bA (0.17)0.38bB (0.26)0.38bA (0.17)1.17 (0.35)
30–401.14abA (0.55)1.65aA (0.46)0.38bA (0.38)0.25bB (0.16)0.25bA (0.16)0.74 (0.19)
Mean0.76 (0.19)4.67 (0.87)0.57 (0.14)0.79 (0.18)0.51 (0.13)