Type | Growth form | Toolik | Imnavait | p-values | ||
Mean (n = 12) | SD | Mean (n = 12) | SD | |||
Vascular | Shrubs | 32.25 | 5.36 | 26.51 | 7.04 | <0.05 |
Deciduous shrubs | 20.12 | 8.61 | 17.56 | 7.21 | ns | |
Evergreen shrubs | 12.13 | 5.77 | 8.94 | 5.06 | ns | |
Graminoids | 21.31 | 11.77 | 15.63 | 9.52 | ns | |
Forbs | 1.60 | 1.69 | 5.99 | 5.52 | <0.05 | |
Non-vascular | Lichens | 8.14 | 11.39 | 4.44 | 3.59 | ns |
Non-Sphagnum mosses | 10.60 | 5.31 | 27.42 | 4.92 | <0.001 | |
Sphagnum spp. | 13.96 | 10.93 | 9.68 | 6.65 | ns | |
Bryophytes | 24.99 | 9.45 | 38.50 | 5.07 | <0.05 |