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. 2020 Jul 8;14(10):2433–2448. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-0695-2

Fig. 1. Species relative abundances change over time.

Fig. 1

a The vegetation cover of the plant species changes over time. The total cover of these eight plant species in (A) represent 59% of the total cover of all species in 2017. The annual M. arvensis and the biannual C. capillaris (solid lines) are declining after an presence immediately following land abandonment, while the perennials fluctuate or increase in percentage cover (dashed lines). b Cover of Arabidopsis (y-axis) measured in patches of a fixed size, in relation to the percentage bare soil present in those patches. Measurements were done in Spring 2018 and only plots where Arabidopsis was present were included in the analysis. When Arabidopsis is present, there is a positive relationship between the cover of Arabidopsis in the vegetation and the percentage bare soil. c The ratio of rhizosphere soil / fresh root weight is comparable for all plant species. Plant species are abbreviated as follows: AT Arabidopsis thaliana, CC Crepis capillaris, HP Hypericum perforatum, LC Lotus corniculatus, LV Leucanthemum vulgare, MA Myosotis arvensis, PL Plantago lanceolata, TO Taraxacum officinale, TV Tanacetum vulgare.