Table 5 Post-fire vs Post-mine analysis (3-way ANOVA) for location × exclosure × density with all interactions.P values are bold where significant. * = not planted at BBM. # = site effect, & = density × exclosure effect. P values are bold where significant

Acacia alata

6.06

0.248

0.010

3.83

2.47

0.883

Acacia pulchella

28.5

11.07

0.201

19.3

20.3

0.205

Allocasuarina fraseriana

3.23

0.500

0.002

1.77

1.97

0.729

Cyathochaeta avenacea#&

0.14

0.001

0.020

0.83

0.53

0.012

Mirbelia dilatata

40.2

3.700

0.026

22.4

18.1

0.816

Austrodanthonia caespitosa

2.70

0.001

0.005

0.70

2.05

0.117

Sphaerolobium vimineum

1.33

0.001

0.042

0.55

0.75

0.617

Xanthorrhoea gracilis

0.01

0.001

0.270

0.006

0.001

0.388

Xanthorrhoea preissii

0.02

0.002

0.103

0.003

0.016

0.306

Mines (combined)

Acacia alata

21.5

17.6

0.062

11.6

27.5

0.344

Acacia pulchella#

110.0

84.4

0.135

119.9

74.5

0.242

Allocasuarina fraseriana#

4.48

1.49

0.011

3.56

2.81

0.463

Cyathochaeta avenacea*

0.42

0.02

0.001

0.26

0.17

0.277

Mirbelia dilatata

19.6

2.17

0.019

5.93

15.9

0.443

Austrodanthonia caespitosa

14.1

0.18

0.000

7.56

6.10

0.909

Sphaerolobium vimineum*

1.45

0.07

0.018

1.12

0.40

0.277

Xanthorrhoea gracilis

0.07

0.02

0.002

0.06

0.03

0.060

Xanthorrhoea preissii

0.12

0.01

0.001

0.07

0.06

0.694