Results of LTRE analyses comparing overall population dynamics and the contribution of single matrix elements to overall population dynamics for the species A. ramosum (AR) and A. liliago (AL) in different localities and years.

The presented values indicate the magnitude of the contribution, with significant values (p≤0.025) shown in bold. For each factor, the contribution to the population growth rate of all levels of the given factor sum to zero. As a result, a positive contribution indicates that the transition increases the overall population growth at the given level of the factor, while a negative contribution indicates that the transition decreases the overall population growth at the given level of the factor. The negative contribution values therefore indicate that this specific transition represents a weak point in the life cycle at the given level of the factor.