Table 2.

Variation partioning into fractions explained by moss species, month and (a) drainage state (undrained, drained, rewetted) or (b) habitat (undrained, drained, ditch of drained site, rewetted, ditch of rewetted site). All fractions were significant, P < 0.005.

Predictor	% of all variation	Predictor (combined effects)	% of all variation
(a)
Species	30.5	Species & Month	2.1
Month	16.9	Species & Drainage state	1.7
Drainage state	1.8	Month & Drainage state	<0.1
		Species, Month & Drainage state	−0.1
Total	53.1
(b)
Species	25.4	Species & Month	3
Month	17.1	Species & Habitat	6.8
Habitat	3.3	Month & Habitat	−0.1
		Species, Month & Habitat	−1
Total	54.5