Year 1 vs. Year 2

Year 1 vs. Year 3

Year 2 vs. Year 3

F value

P value

+/−

F value

P value

+/−

F value

P value

+/−

Sodding

Number of species

Total

4.2008

0.0012

-

2.5205

0.0510

6.7213

<0.0001

+

Annual

2.7301

0.0331

-

1.3650

0.3774

4.0951

0.0016

+

Perennial

4.9320

0.0002

-

3.2880

0.0098

+

8.2199

<0.0001

+

Exotic species

0.0000

1.0000

7.2660

0.0000

+

7.2660

0.0000

+

Cover

Total

1.5643

0.2837

0.6795

0.7779

2.2438

0.0880

I. cylindrica

1.7327

0.2180

2.7647

0.0307

+

1.0320

0.5659

Annual

2.8215

0.0273

-

1.8948

0.1661

4.7163

0.0004

+

Perennial ^a

4.6470

0.0004

-

4.1726

0.0013

+

8.8196

<0.0001

+

Exotic species

0.0000

1.0000

7.4754

0.0000

+

7.4754

0.0000

+

Shannon’s diversity

2.1766

0.0999

2.3380

0.0733

4.5146

0.0006

+

High-density sowing

Number of species

Total

5.0410

0.0002

-

5.8812

<0.0001

-

0.8402

0.6830

Annual

8.1903

<0.0001

-

9.5553

<0.0001

-

1.3650

0.3774

Perennial

0.8220

0.6941

1.6440

0.2510

0.8220

0.6941

Exotic species

0.4323

0.9026

0.1644

0.9852

0.2678

0.9613

Cover

Total

0.9766

0.0195

+

5.0858

0.0002

+

2.1092

0.1133

I. cylindrica

6.6533

<0.0001

+

7.1176

<0.0001

+

0.4643

0.8886

Annual

6.1693

<0.0001

-

6.4687

<0.0001

-

0.2994

0.9519

Perennial ^a

0.9081

0.6416

4.7276

0.0004

+

5.6356

<0.0001

+

Exotic species

1.6630

0.2437

4.2481

0.0011

+

2.5851

0.0447

+

Shannon’s diversity

1.8073

0.1927

2.1965

0.0962

0.3892

0.9202

Low-density sowing

Number of species

Total

3.7808

0.0032

-

7.9816

<0.0001

-

4.2008

0.0012

-

Annual

8.1903

<0.0001

-

13.6505

<0.0001

-

5.4602

0.0001

-

Perennial

1.6440

0.2510

0.0000

1.0000

1.6440

0.2510

Exotic species

3.0135

0.0180

+

1.2491

0.4393

4.2626

0.0011

-