Flora and Fauna Changes During Conversion from Conventional to Organic Farming

Table 3.3.   The factors included in the combined analyses of the occurrence of the estimated dry mass of various arthropod groups in June and July in relation to estimated vegetation dry mass. The nature of each factor (fixed/random) and the denominator (error term) used in the test of significance of each factor are stated. Source of variation   Fixed / random Denominator in F test   Crop Fixed MS (Crop×Year) Year Random MS (Crop×Year) Crop×Year Random MS (Residual) Vegetation covariate MS (Residual) Vegetation covariate×Crop MS (Residual) Residual Random