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Table 4 Above and belowground biomass (means ± standard error) in three communities (EDC, STC and ASC) in autumn

From: Similarity and difference in vegetation structure of three desert shrub communities under the same temperate climate but with different microhabitats

Component

Community type

 

EDC (n = 36)

STC (n = 28)

ASC (n = 13)

Total AGB (g m–2)

114.01 ± 4.19a

125.02 ± 7.04a

84.99 ± 8.31b

Total live

75.65 ± 3.85ab

92.71 ± 7.00a

60.52 ± 7.77b

Shrubs

71.55 ± 3.95ab

84.63 ± 7.20a

57.06 ± 7.98b

Dominant species

67.26 ± 3.96a

74.54 ± 7.03a

51.93 ± 7.37a

HLV

4.09 ± 0.49a

5.06 ± 0.72a

3.47 ± 0.78a

ALV

3.90 ± 0.49a

4.96 ± 0.73a

0.82 ± 0.26b

PLV

0.19 ± 0.07b

0.10 ± 0.04b

2.65 ± 0.75a

Dead

38.36 ± 1.52a

32.30 ± 1.86b

24.47 ± 2.23c

Total BGB (g m–2)

69.28 ± 3.66a

29.25 ± 1.50b

23.29 ± 3.40b

Total live

64.40 ± 3.62a

24.34 ± 1.75b

22.45 ± 3.47b

Shrubs

63.75 ± 3.62a

23.08 ± 1.74b

21.82 ± 3.52b

Dominant species

61.51 ± 3.62a

13.84 ± 1.30b

16.94 ± 2.41b

HLV

0.66 ± 0.08a

1.26 ± 0.31a

0.63 ± 0.15a

ALV

0.45 ± 0.06a

0.55 ± 0.08a

0.10 ± 0.03b

PLV

0.21 ± 0.06a

0.71 ± 0.31a

0.53 ± 0.14a

Dead

4.87 ± 0.45a

4.91 ± 0.54a

0.84 ± 0.18b

Total biomass (TB) (g m–2)

183.28 ± 7.64a

154.26 ± 8.21b

108.28 ± 11.53c

Total live

140.05 ± 7.44a

117.05 ± 8.56b

82.97 ± 11.00c

Shrubs

135.30 ± 7.55a

107.70 ± 8.75b

78.88 ± 11.29b

Dominant species

128.77 ± 7.59a

88.38 ± 8.33b

68.86 ± 9.78b

HLV

4.75 ± 0.54b

9.35 ± 1.66a

4.09 ± 0.92b

ALV

4.34 ± 0.54a

5.54 ± 0.81a

0.91 ± 0.29b

PLV

0.41 ± 0.11b

3.81 ± 1.56a

3.18 ± 0.90ab

Dead

43.23 ± 1.59a

37.21 ± 1.91b

25.31 ± 2.16c

  1. Different lowercase letters among three communities indicate significant (P < 0.05) differences.