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

42cover (62.2 ± 8.3) of the July transectand percent cover (55.2 ± 6.8) of theAugust transect (TABLE 6).TABLE 6 Combined June, July, andAugust transect data for percent cover,moisture percent, pH, and mycorrhizalinoculum potential (MIP) in undisturbedsand dunes.coefficients of determination (= squaredcorrelation coefficient, or r 2 ) of 0.161,0.233, and 0.165, respectively.FIG. 9 Regression of mycorrhizalinoculum potential (MIP) and initialpercent cover along June transect asmeasured by mycorrhizal formation inZea mays bioassay plants; mean of MIPand percent cover are represented ateach point.NS = Non significant, * = Significant atP = 0.05, and ** = Significant at P =0.01Linear regression analyses between MIPvalues and the initial percent cover alongthe June transect (FIG. 9), the Julytransect (FIG. 10), and the Augusttransect (FIG. 11) show a steadyincrease in MIP with an increase inpercent cover; these regressions had