Percentages of germinants that survived and that penetrated the soil cores, and N, the number of replicates (N) between 7% and 10% moisture within the various bulk densities for spotted gum and red flowering gum.
| Bulk density (mg · m−3) | Species | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of germinants surviving | % of germinants that penetrated soil cores | |||
| Spotted gum | Red flowering gum | Spotted gum | Red flowering gum | |
| Moisture (7%) | ||||
| 1.4 | 47% | 36% | 22% (N = 9) | 22% (N = 4) |
| 1.6 | 37% | 9% | 32% (N = 16) | 8% (N = 7) |
| 1.8 | 25% | 7% | 42% (N = 16) | 10% (N = 4) |
| Moisture (10%) | ||||
| 1.4 | 59% | 46% | 94% (N = 7) | 58% (N = 29) |
| 1.6 | 75% | 58% | 96% (N = 46) | 84% (N = 39) |
| 1.8 | 89% | 52% | 100% (N = 50) | 78% (N = 40) |