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Table 3.

Summary of partial least square analysis of the effect of hydrological regimes on C. brevicuspis, M. sacchariflorus, and P. hydropiper community traits (species richness, density, biomass, and Shannon index of diversity).

Variable	Carex community
Variable	SR	SW	B	D
Flood rising time	−0.055^*	−0.011^*	−2.873^*	29.239^*
Flood recession time	0.002^*	0.007^*	−3.380^*	−7.726^*
Inundation duration	−0.013^*	0.002^*	−1.429^*	−2.473^*
Variables	Miscanthus community
Variables	SR	SW	B	D
Flood rising time	−0.007^*	−0.002^*	−1.518^*	0.496^*
Flood recession time	−0.002^*	−0.005^*	−0.429^*	−0.140^*
Inundation duration	0.002^*	0.007^*	0.571^*	−0.187^*
Variables	Polygonum community
Variables	SR	SW	B	D
Flood rising time	0.007^*	0.003^*	6.031^*	0.003^*
Flood recession time	−0.049^*	−0.005^*	−0.067^*	−0.005^*
Inundation duration	−0.014^*	−0.002^*	−1.007^*	−0.002^*

Asterisks denote significant levels

p < 0.05.

SR, species richness; SW, Shannon index of diversity; D, density; and B, biomass.