Table 6 Coverage of the main companion species of different population densities during growth stages (Mean ± SE)

2.12 ± 0.01^c

6.53 ± 0.22^d

16.41 ± 1.88^b

28.49 ± 1.64^a

12.83 ± 1.32^b

15.69 ± 1.58^c

25.10 ± 1.25^a

33.68 ± 2.58^a

8.56 ± 0.97^b

13.36 ± 0.83^b

18.24 ± 2.41^b

14.26 ± 1.72^b

2.78 ± 0.24^c

5.21 ± 1.86^d

17.54 ± 1.06^b

11.33 ± 0.96^b

19.53 ± 2.16^a

21.85 ± 3.14^a

28.24 ± 1.97^a

15.54 ± 1.60^b

7.36 ± 1.12^b

21.18 ± 2.04^a

54.93 ± 2.71^a

52.28 ± 2.56^a

8.41 ± 0.89^b

14.32 ± 1.88^b

18.33 ± 1.67^b

11.62 ± 1.44^b

3.28 ± 0.46^c

11.21 ± 1.60^b

14.81 ± 2.39^b

6.87 ± 0.98^c

9.11 ± 1.38^b

12.56 ± 2.15^b

10.67 ± 1.87^c

5.34 ± 0.56^c

17.28 ± 2.03^a

20.69 ± 2.65^a

15.19 ± 1.72^b

7.71 ± 0.49^c

1.44 ± 0.01^d

3.98 ± 0.13^d

18.55 ± 0.92^b

32.19 ± 1.21^a

19.34 ± 0.62^b

13.11 ± 0.70^c

27.22 ± 1.04^a

37.13 ± 0.92^a

10.89 ± 0.64^c

25.08 ± 1.24^b

21.51 ± 0.99^b

13.22 ± 0.72^b

1.70 ± 0.01^d

4.53 ± 0.12^d

7.20 ± 0.05^c

1.40 ± 0.02^c

29.81 ± 1.01^a

35.50 ± 3.31^a

26.86 ± 2.40^a

17.31 ± 1.90^b

9.83 ± 1.2^b

25.09 ± 1.16^a

66.81 ± 2.69^a

61.31 ± 1.56^a

6.33 ± 0.66^b

4.59 ± 0.67^c

16.28 ± 0.9^b

13.48 ± 0.46^b

2.67 ± 0.73^c

15.37 ± 1.45^b

13.33 ± 1.45^b

5.41 ± 0.46^c

17.7 ± 1.21^a

12.29 ± 1.32^b

12.90 ± 1.07^b

6.74 ± 0.6^c

19.44 ± 1.05^a

19.78 ± 0.95^b

17.31 ± 1.02^b

8.11 ± 0.99^c