Variables df F value P value
Phase I
Species richness (SR) 1, 46 10.26 0.003
Soil moisture in Phase I (M1) 1, 69 291.37 <0.001
SR × M1 1, 69 10.47 0.002
Phase II
Species richness (SR) 1, 112 46.34 <0.001
Soil moisture in Phase I (M1) 1, 112 8.67 0.004
Soil moisture in Phase II (M2) 1, 228 331.84 <0.001
SR × M1 1, 112 0.21 0.641
SR × M2 1, 228 18.35 <0.001
M1 × M2 1, 228 0.38 0.538
SR × M1 × M2 1, 228 5.46 0.020