Research Article
The Effect of Artificial Mowing on the Competition of Phragmites australis and Spartina alterniflora in the Yangtze Estuary
Table 1
The RNE,
, and
of
Phragmites australis and
Spartina alterniflora in different mowing treatments (
plots) (mean ± SE).
| | | RNE | | |
| | Spartina alterniflora | | | | | Control | 0.619 ± 0.018 | 6881 ± 239.145 | 0.00009 ± 0.000 | | HR | 0.963 ± 0.041 | 12400 ± 998.395 | 0.00007 ± 0.000 | | TR | 1.000 ± 0.000 | 15926 ± 1203.326 | 0.00006 ± 0.000 |
| | Phragmites australis | | | | | Control | 0.354 ± 0.046 | 1220 ± 101.444 | 0.00029 ± 0.000 | | HR | 0.116 ± 0.039 | 2318 ± 265.353 | 0.00005 ± 0.0000 | | TR | 0.102 ± 0.026 | 2547 ± 278.355 | 0.00004 ± 0.000 |
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HR means half-removal treatments. TR means total-removal treatments.
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