Table 3.

Summary table of the best and second-best model explaining sediment loss

Model	Parameter	Coefficient (s.e.)	t	P	R 2
Sediment loss ~ TotBLW + species	TotBLW	−0.015 (0.076)	−5.132	<0.001	0.59
	Ammophila	0.042 (0.003)	0.276	0.784
	Cakile	−0.161 (0.154)	−1.473	0.150
	Salsola	−0.111 (0.116)	−0.955	0.346
Sediment loss ~ sand + TotBLW + species	Sand	−0.012 (0.008)	−1.560	0.128	0.62
	TotBLW	−0.016 (0.003)	−5.428	<0.001
	Ammophila	0.032 (0.151)	0.212	0.834
	Cakile	−0.154 (0.107)	−1.437	0.160
	Salsola	−0.082 (0.115)	−0.709	0.483

Significant parameters are reported in bold.

N = 40.

TotBLW, total below-ground biomass.