Old with old

Combination between areas

Correlation result

Correlation coefficient

eucalypt regrowth × Cerrado

Yes

0.86 (p < 0.001)

eucalypt regrowth × native forest

Yes

0.91 (p < 0.001)

native forest × Cerrado

Yes

0.90 (p < 0.001)

Incipient with incipient

Combination between areas

Correlation result

Correlation coefficient

eucalypt regrowth × Cerrado

No

Ns (non-significant)

eucalypt regrowth × native forest

No

Ns

native forest × Cerrado

No

Ns

Old with incipient

Combination between areas

Correlation result

Correlation coefficient

eucalypt regrowth (old) × Cerrado (incipient)

No

Ns

eucalypt regrowth (old) × native forest (incipient)

Yes

0.79 (p < 0.001)

native forest (old) × Cerrado (incipient)

No

Ns

eucalypt regrowth (incipient) × Cerrado (old)

Yes

?0.35 (p < 0.001)

eucalypt regrowth (incipient) × native forest (old)

No

Ns

native forest (incipient) × Cerrado (old)

Yes

0.69 (p < 0.001)