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Table 1. Mean (standard deviation) of regenerating community variables in two areas with different vegetation cover levels in the Brazilian semi-arid region. (Area I: Less coverage; Area II: Increased coverage) */= Bold values are statistically different.
Table 2. Mean (standard deviation) of soil properties in two areas with different vegetation cover levels in the Brazilian semi-arid region. (Area I: Less coverage; Area II: Increased coverage) */= Bold values are statistically different.
Fig. 1 – Dry forest biome in Brazil (a), study area location (b), and sample distribution in the study area according to NDVI (c).
Fig. 2 – Floristic groups of the regenerating stratum of the study area. The vegetation plots are ordered for each of the two dimensions produced by NMDS ranking performed using a Bray-Curtis similarity and altitude matrix based on abundance and vegetation cover. The vegetation plots of Area I and Area II are represented as black dots and gray dots, respectively.
Fig. 3 – Statistically significant linear regressions at p < 0.05 for relationships between regenerating stratum data with adult vegetation data, herbivore pressure and soil properties e. Reg. = Regenerating. 3.a) Reg DGL x Abundance of Adults; 3.b) Reg DGL x herbivory pressure relationships; 3.c) Reg D0 x Herbivory pressure relationships; 3.d) Reg D0 x Adult Biomass relationships; 3.e) Reg D0 x D0 Adults relationships; 3.f) Reg D0 x Abundance of Adults; 3.g) Reg D0 x Organic Carbon relationships; 3.h) Reg D0 x Total Nitrogen relationships.
Table 1