Table 5 |
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Summary of significant differences in parameters between sampling quadrats and referent quadrats. |
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Trail Quadrat |
0.0 m Quadrat |
0.4 m Quadrat |
1.4 m Quadrat |
Quadrat near feces |
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Percent plant cover |
↓ |
- |
↓ |
- |
- |
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Percent nonnative cover |
↓ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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No. of native plant species |
↓ |
↑ |
↑ |
- |
↑ |
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No. of macroinvertebreates |
↑ |
- |
↑ |
NA |
NA |
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Soil strength |
↑ |
↓ |
↓ |
NA |
NA |
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Arrows indicate significant increases or decreases relative to referent quadrats and dashes indicate no difference from referent quadrats. Referent quadrats were located at 6.4 m from the edge of trails used by feral horses in Coyote Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA; Spring 2003. |
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Ostermann-Kelm et al. BMC Ecology 2009 9:22 doi:10.1186/1472-6785-9-22 |
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