Table 3 Summary of effects from linear mixed models relating response variables with site, time since burn, the quadratic term time since burn squared, and number of fires. Dominant species of Quercus is Q. myrtifolia except for Haulover Canal where it is Q. chapmanii. Positive response is indicated by + and negative response by −. NS not significant. Data collected at Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, from 1983 to 2019-2020
From: Effects of repeated fire on Florida oak-saw palmetto scrub
Response variable | Site | Time since burn (TSB) | TSB * TSB (quadratic term) | Number of fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Height | + | + | − | − |
Total cover ≥ 0.5 m | + | + | − | − |
Total cover < 0.5 m | + | − | NS | + |
Bare ground | NS | − | + | + |
Cover of dominant Quercus ≥ 0.5 m | + | + | − | − |
Cover of Serenoa repens ≥ 0.5 m | + | + | − | NS |