Research Article
Effects of Climate and Land Use on Herbaceous Species Richness and Vegetation Composition in West African Savanna Ecosystems
Table 2
Land use effect on specific richness of herbaceous vegetation (GLMs analysis).
| ā | ā | Protected area | Communal area | | |
| Families | Overall | 33 | 37 | 0.2287 | 0.6325 | Sahel | 12 | 25 | 4.6665 | 0.0308 | North Sudanian | 30 | 27 | 0.1580 | 0.6910 | South Sudanian | 28 | 33 | 0.4103 | 0.5218 |
| Genus | Overall | 125 | 145 | 1.4828 | 0.2233 | Sahel | 31 | 74 | 18.1381 | <0.0001 | North Sudanian | 100 | 95 | 0.1282 | 0.7203 | South Sudanian | 102 | 105 | 0.0435 | 0.8348 |
| Species richness | Overall | 223 | 263 | 3.2959 | 0.0695 | Sahel | 41 | 128 | 47.0106 | <0.0001 | North Sudanian | 147 | 150 | 0.0303 | 0.8618 | South Sudanian | 161 | 168 | 0.1489 | 0.6995 |
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Significant effect of the statistic test.
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