Table 3

A comparison of germination among species for the different levels of the main factors.


A. karroo
 A. luederitzii
 A. nilotica
Factor/description
 n
 Total count
 Not germ
 germ
 % erm
 Total count
 Not germ
 germ
 %germ
 Total count
 Not germ
 germ
 % germ
Location*Species












Seme
 48
 591
 558
 33
 5.91
 240
 224
 16
 7.14
 517
 505
 12
 2.38
Nombali
 48
 596
 551
 45
 8.17
 240
 227
 13
 5.73
 528
 522
 6
 1.15
Le Dube
 48
 599
 586
 13
 2.22
 240
 233
 7
 3
 522
 517
 5
 0.97
Burnt or unburnt*Species












burnt
 72
 886
 839
 47
 5.6
 360
 344
 16
 4.65
 775
 767
 8
 1.04
unburnt
 72
 900
 856
 44
 5.14
 360
 340
 20
 5.88
 792
 777
 15
 1.93
Tall or short grass*Species












tall
 72
 895
 851
 44
 5.17
 360
 340
 20
 5.88
 784
 770
 14
 1.82
short
 72
 891
 844
 47
 5.57
 360
 344
 16
 4.65
 783
 774
 9
 1.16
Site burnt or unburnt*Species












yes
 72
 900
 854
 46
 5.39
 360
 338
 22
 6.51
 792
 785
 7
 0.89
no
 72
 886
 841
 45
 5.35
 360
 346
 14
 4.05
 775
 759
 16
 2.11

Walters et al. BMC Ecology 2004 4:3   doi:10.1186/1472-6785-4-3