Differential Effects of Lichens versus Liverworts Epiphylls on Host Leaf Traits in the Tropical Montane Rainforest, Hainan Island, China

Table 1

Effects (𝐹 value) of epiphyllous coverage (coverage: 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%) and epiphyllous groups (groups: liverworts and lichens) on the leaf traits: leaf mass per area (LMA), leaf water content (LWC), concentration of chlorophyll a (Chl a), Chl b, Chl a + b, and Chl a/b of Photinia prunifolia in JNNR.

	df	LMA	LWC	Chl a	Chl b	Chl a + b	Chl a/b
Coverage	4	8.62***	3.01*	4.98**	2.67*	3.71*	1.55^ns
Groups	1	2.09^ns	15.1***	30.9***	5.94*	3.52^ns	19.0***
Coverage × groups	4	5.46**	3.17*	5.55**	3.03*	1.32^ns	6.01**

^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01, ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001, ^nsNot significant.