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Table 1 Mean (±SE) number of plants per 100 m2 belt transect (n = 402 transects total) and plant sizes (m3) of six dominant plant species in the survey site (35 individuals measured per plant species)

From: Daily microhabitat shifting of solitarious-phase Desert locust adults: implications for meaningful population monitoring

Plant species

Types of plant

No. of plants (100 m2)

n

Plant size (m3)

n

Capparis decidua

Perennials

Tree

0.16 ± 0.02 a

402

53.28 ± 9.78 c

35

Maerua crassifolia

Perennials

Tree

0.27 ± 0.02 bc

402

19.54 ± 3.28 b

35

Calotropis procera

Perennials

Bush

1.34 ± 0.14 d

402

7.31 ± 2.78 ab

35

Panicum turgidum

Perennials

Bush

0.26 ± 0.03 bc

402

3.68 ± 0.47 ab

35

Stipagrostis plumosa

Annuals

Bush

1.89 ± 0.13 e

402

0.97 ± 0.11 a

35

Aerva javanica

Annuals

Bush

0.20 ± 0.12 b

402

0.64 ± 0.11 a

35

  1. Different letters after values indicate significant differences between values within a column (Tukey–Kramer test, P < 0.05)