Effects of sand burial on the number (N) and biomass (B) (mean ± SE) of reproductive ramets (RR) and vegetative ramets (VR) in two rhizomatous grasses. Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between treatments, with a significance level of P < 0.05.
| Species . | Type . | Sand burial . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild . | Moderate . | Severe . | |||
| Psammochloa villosa | RR | N | 0.58 ± 0.02a | 0.43 ± 0.04b | 0.29 ± 0.04c |
| B | 8.06 ± 0.48c | 11.13 ± 0.89b | 16.09 ± 1.10a | ||
| VR | N | 1.81 ± 0.10a | 1.56 ± 0.18a | 1.33 ± 0.25a | |
| B | 15.25 ± 1.12c | 19.03 ± 1.13b | 25.13 ± 1.62a | ||
| Phragmites australis | RR | N | 3.09 ± 0.32a | 2.05 ± 0.27b | 2.17 ± 0.32b |
| B | 24.69 ± 1.75c | 46.91 ± 5.52b | 72.36 ± 6.43a | ||
| VR | N | 11.70 ± 0.48a | 10.00 ± 0.72a | 10.60 ± 0.68a | |
| B | 39.18 ± 2.59c | 55.94 ± 5.13b | 100.19 ± 7.34a | ||
| Species . | Type . | Sand burial . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild . | Moderate . | Severe . | |||
| Psammochloa villosa | RR | N | 0.58 ± 0.02a | 0.43 ± 0.04b | 0.29 ± 0.04c |
| B | 8.06 ± 0.48c | 11.13 ± 0.89b | 16.09 ± 1.10a | ||
| VR | N | 1.81 ± 0.10a | 1.56 ± 0.18a | 1.33 ± 0.25a | |
| B | 15.25 ± 1.12c | 19.03 ± 1.13b | 25.13 ± 1.62a | ||
| Phragmites australis | RR | N | 3.09 ± 0.32a | 2.05 ± 0.27b | 2.17 ± 0.32b |
| B | 24.69 ± 1.75c | 46.91 ± 5.52b | 72.36 ± 6.43a | ||
| VR | N | 11.70 ± 0.48a | 10.00 ± 0.72a | 10.60 ± 0.68a | |
| B | 39.18 ± 2.59c | 55.94 ± 5.13b | 100.19 ± 7.34a | ||
Effects of sand burial on the number (N) and biomass (B) (mean ± SE) of reproductive ramets (RR) and vegetative ramets (VR) in two rhizomatous grasses. Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between treatments, with a significance level of P < 0.05.
| Species . | Type . | Sand burial . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild . | Moderate . | Severe . | |||
| Psammochloa villosa | RR | N | 0.58 ± 0.02a | 0.43 ± 0.04b | 0.29 ± 0.04c |
| B | 8.06 ± 0.48c | 11.13 ± 0.89b | 16.09 ± 1.10a | ||
| VR | N | 1.81 ± 0.10a | 1.56 ± 0.18a | 1.33 ± 0.25a | |
| B | 15.25 ± 1.12c | 19.03 ± 1.13b | 25.13 ± 1.62a | ||
| Phragmites australis | RR | N | 3.09 ± 0.32a | 2.05 ± 0.27b | 2.17 ± 0.32b |
| B | 24.69 ± 1.75c | 46.91 ± 5.52b | 72.36 ± 6.43a | ||
| VR | N | 11.70 ± 0.48a | 10.00 ± 0.72a | 10.60 ± 0.68a | |
| B | 39.18 ± 2.59c | 55.94 ± 5.13b | 100.19 ± 7.34a | ||
| Species . | Type . | Sand burial . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild . | Moderate . | Severe . | |||
| Psammochloa villosa | RR | N | 0.58 ± 0.02a | 0.43 ± 0.04b | 0.29 ± 0.04c |
| B | 8.06 ± 0.48c | 11.13 ± 0.89b | 16.09 ± 1.10a | ||
| VR | N | 1.81 ± 0.10a | 1.56 ± 0.18a | 1.33 ± 0.25a | |
| B | 15.25 ± 1.12c | 19.03 ± 1.13b | 25.13 ± 1.62a | ||
| Phragmites australis | RR | N | 3.09 ± 0.32a | 2.05 ± 0.27b | 2.17 ± 0.32b |
| B | 24.69 ± 1.75c | 46.91 ± 5.52b | 72.36 ± 6.43a | ||
| VR | N | 11.70 ± 0.48a | 10.00 ± 0.72a | 10.60 ± 0.68a | |
| B | 39.18 ± 2.59c | 55.94 ± 5.13b | 100.19 ± 7.34a | ||
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