Research Article

Moss and Soil Substrates Interact with Moisture Level to Influence Germination by Three Wetland Tree Species

Table 1

Two-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD results for greenhouse germination of three common wetland tree species under three moisture regimes (dry, moist, wet) on three substrates (Hypnum, Thuidium, bare soil).

SpeciesTreatment 𝐹 Sig.

Acerxfreemanii Hydrology26.8080.000
Substrate1.4730.237
Interaction11.8790.000

Fraxinus pennsylvanicaHydrology721.3650.000
Substrate16.1240.000
Interaction22.5810.000

Ulmus americanaHydrology33.6510.000
Substrate20.0300.000
Interaction23.7610.000