Table 4.
Univariate regressions of the difference in mean sideroxylonal concentration between Huntly and Lake Tyers on bioclimatic variables
Variable | Bioclimatic parameter (P) | Units | Regression slope | R2 | F | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annual mean temperature | 1 | °C | 0·29 | 0·10 | 1·81 | 0·23 |
Mean diurnal temperature range | 2 | °C | −0·33 | 0·81 | 31·47 | 0·0014 |
Isothermality* | 3 | % | 1·01 | 0·01 | 1·06 | 0·34 |
Temperature seasonality† | 4 | %CV | −7·2E-03 | 0·84 | 36·92 | 0·0009 |
Maximum temperature of warmest month | 5 | °C | −0·24 | 0·79 | 27·32 | 0·0020 |
Minimum temperature of coldest month | 6 | °C | 0·32 | 0·77 | 25·01 | 0·0024 |
Temperature annual range | 7 | °C | −0·15 | 0·90 | 60·95 | 0·0002 |
Mean temperature of wettest quarter | 8 | °C | 0·054 | 0·10 | 1·80 | 0·23 |
Mean temperature of driest quarter | 9 | °C | −0·088 | 0·13 | 2·05 | 0·20 |
Mean temperature of warmest quarter | 10 | °C | −0·26 | 0·08 | 1·59 | 0·25 |
Mean temperature of coldest quarter | 11 | °C | 0·32 | 0·67 | 15·25 | 0·0079 |
Annual precipitation | 12 | mm | 0·013 | 0·04 | 1·29 | 0·30 |
Precipitation of wettest month | 13 | mm | 0·102 | 0·03 | 1·20 | 0·31 |
Precipitation of driest month | 14 | mm | 0·087 | −0·13 | 0·21 | 0·66 |
Precipitation seasonality‡ | 15 | %CV | −0·094 | −0·15 | 0·09 | 0·78 |
Precipitation of wettest quarter | 16 | mm | 0·047 | 0·07 | 1·50 | 0·27 |
Precipitation of driest quarter | 17 | mm | 0·034 | −0·09 | 0·41 | 0·54 |
Precipitation of warmest quarter | 18 | mm | 0·023 | −0·01 | 0·92 | 0·37 |
Precipitation of coldest quarter | 19 | mm | 0·052 | −0·12 | 0·23 | 0·65 |
Latitude | ° | 0·60 | −0·05 | 0·69 | 0·44 | |
Longitude | ° | −2·69 | 0·05 | 1·34 | 0·29 | |
Altitude | m | −0·033 | 0·55 | 9·51 | 0·022 |
Tests significant at the α = 0·05 level after correction for false discovery rate are shown in bold. Units for regression slopes are sideroxylonal mg g−1 of dry matter per °C, mm or %CV.
* Isothermality measured as (P2/P7) × 100.
† Coefficient of variation based on temperatures measured in K.
‡ Coefficient of variation based on temperatures measured in mm.