Results from the multi- and univariate means analyses between selected tree-habitat characteristics and tree condition patterns (dead/poor/fair/good) of the Bloor Street trees, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with significant values in bold (analyses performed on subsample, n = 57, except otherwise indicated).
| Variable | Mean of rating (±standard error) | MANOVA | Means analysis (P-value) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead (0) | Poor (1) | Fair (2) | Good (3) | F | P-value | One-way ANOVA | Kruskal-Wallis Test | |
| Ca (ppm) | 2,802.96 (±273.86) | 4,161.53 (±332.38) | 2,989.55 (±350.53) | 3,173.23 (±187.27) | 2.32 | 0.085 | 0.085 | 0.086 |
| EC (dS/m) | 0.85 (±0.09) | 0.39 (±0.07) | 0.51 (±0.15) | 0.47 (±0.03) | 6.79 | 0.001 | 0.023z | 0.006 |
| DBH (cm) | 8.06 (±0.41) | 10.50 (±0.47) | 9.48 (±0.45) | 9.72 (±0.25) | 3.85 | 0.015 | 0.002y | < 0.001y |
| Mg (ppm) | 149.04 (±17.04) | 206.19 (±26.55) | 170.67 (±13.56) | 186.46 (±11.54) | 1.34 | 0.271 | 0.179 | 0.035 |
| Na (ppm) | 1,135.05 (±165.48) | 233.03 (±77.47) | 665.42 (±191.45) | 541.11 (±74.47) | 6.01 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| pH | 8.27 (±0.15) | 8.84 (±0.22) | 8.18 (±0.34) | 8.07 (±0.14) | 1.37 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.22 |
| Sunlight average (hr) | 4.02 (±0.28) | 3.95 (±0.49) | 4.01 (±0.35) | 2.62 (±0.16) | 8.62 | <0.001 | <0.001y | <0.001y |
| Sunlight on March 21 (hr) | 1.92 (±0.26) | 1.37 (±0.40) | 1.89 (±0.32) | 1.18 (±0.19) | 1.69 | 0.178 | 0.082y | 0.040y |
| Sunlight range (hr) | 4.21 (±0.32) | 5.11 (±0.48) | 4.35 (±0.46) | 2.89 (±0.22) | 8.53 | <0.001 | <0.001y | <0.001y |