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. 2011 May 18;6(5):e19502. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019502

Table 3. Mixed effects model statistics of the seven response variables with the explanatory variables farming system, field location and the interaction of farming system and field location.

df Plant species richness Vegetation cover Pollinator species richness Pollinator abundance Aphid abundance Predator abundance Predator-prey ratio
Farming system (conventional/organic) 1,28 F 96.99 86.01 134.32 180.16 91.04 12.90 25.60
P <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.001 <0.0001
Field location (edge/centre) 1,28 F 71.13 66.27 10.88 35.45 13.35 26.04 11.33
P <0.0001 <0.0001 0.003 <0.0001 0.001 <0.0001 0.002
Framing system×Field location 1,28 F 7.89 46.44 <0.01 5.13 7.63 0.44 9.91
P 0.009 <0.0001 0.971 0.032 0.010 0.515 0.004

Field identity was used as a random effect. Response variables were transformed (see statistical analyses). Mean and SE are shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 or in the text.

↑ = conventional or edge is higher, ↓ = conventional or edge is lower.