Table 3 The main and interactive effect of herbivory and plant life form on soil chemical properties (exchangeable cations and CEC)

Exclosure

 Full

273.85 (± 25.353)^b

48.44 (± 7.225)^a

26.67 (± 5.095)^a

1022.58 (± 183.09)^a

1.85 (± 0.138)^a

 Partial

278.65 (± 25.348)^b

40.26 (± 7.38)^a

35.23 (± 5.0499)^a

1088.25 (± 183.032)^a

2.03 (± 0.136)^a

 Open

378.65 (± 26.185)^a

56.169 (± 7.462)^a

21.41 (± 5.262)^a

1086.17 (± 189.05)^a

2.11 (± 0.143)^a

Veg. type

 Tree

318.49 (± 21.821)^a

60.71 (± 6.218)^a

36.95 (± 4.385)^a

1266.11 (± 157.579)^a

2.02 (± 0.119)^a

 Grass

302.4 (19.999)^a

35.86 (± 5.699)^b

18.6 (± 4.019)^b

665.22 (± 144.424)^b

1.98 (± 0.109)^a

Main effect

p-values

 Exclosure

0.004^**

0.0776 ^ns

0.0629 ^ns

0.0726 ^ns

0.399 ^ns

 Veg. type

0.512 ^ns

0.0039^**

0.0013^***

0.002^***

0.617 ^ns

Interaction

 Exclosure x Veg. type

0.017^*

0.043^*

0.0281^*

0.1 ^ns

0.683 ^ns