Taxonomy and Ecology Of Inland Sand Dune ... - Mycorrhizae

39July transect data analyses (TABLE 4)showed that MIP values changedsignificantly (P < 0.01) with changes ininitial percent cover, soil moisturepercent (P < 0.01), and pH (P = 0.054).Change in percent cover had significant(P < 0.01) effects on soil moisturepercent and soil pH. Also, change insoil moisture percent had significant (P< 0.01) effects on soil pH. Nosignificant differences were foundbetween MIP and the interaction ofpercent cover and pH, percent cover andmoisture percent, pH and moisturepercent, or percent cover, pH andmoisture percent, (P = 0.156, 0.266,0.248, and 0.201 respectively).TABLE 4 July transect data for cover,moisture percent, pH, and mycorrhizalinoculum potential (MIP) in undisturbedsand dunes. In each quadrate, percentcover is the total plant species cover;MIP values are the mean of at least threesamples.NS = Non significant, * = Significant atP = 0.05, and ** = Significant at P =0.01.