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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) for the effects of succession series, decay classes and diameter sizes on the stocks of woody debris and carbon

From: Changes in plant debris and carbon stocks across a subalpine forest successional series

Source variance

df

Stock of woody debris

C stock of woody debris

F-value

P-value

F-value

P-value

Succession series (S)

5

5.377

< 0.001***

7.149

< 0.001***

Decay classes (DC)

4

0.542

0.705

1.564

0.185

Diameter sizes (D)

4

25.973

< 0.001***

27.185

< 0.001***

S × DC × D

5

3.576

< 0.001***

4.072

< 0.001***

  1. Significant effect: ***P < 0.001