Table 2. Summary of the mixed linear models fitted for the proportion of seed removed by invertebrates and vertebrates in relation to Mean annual Temperature, Mean annual evapotranspiration and Rainfall seasonality.

Response variable	Explicative variables	Parameter	p-values	R2 fixed terms	R2 Within site
Proportion of seed removed by invertebrates	Intercept	−6.335	<0.001
	Mean annual temperature	0.173	<0.001
	Log seed mass	−0.078	0.670
				0.422	0.578
Proportion of seed removed by invertebrates	Intercept	−5.557	<0.001
	AET	0.033	<0.001
	Log seed mass	−0.045	0.816
				0.304	0.696
Proportion of seed removed by invertebrates	Elevation	−3.747	<0.001
	Rainfall seasonality	−0.001	0.947
	Log seed mass	−0.039	0.866
				0.036	0.590
Proportion of seed removed by vertebrates	Intercept	−3.947	<0.001
	Mean annual temperature	−0.025	0.535
	Log seed mass	0.017	0.946
				0.007	0.465
Proportion of seed removed by vertebrates	Intercept	−3.972	<0.001
	AET	−0.006	0.451
	Log seed mass	0.012	0.960
				0.010	0.466
Proportion of seed removed by vertebrates	Intercept	−3.340	<0.001
	Rainfall seasonality	−0.018	0.087
	Log seed mass	−0.020	0.935
				0.030	0.463

AET: Mean annual evapotranspiration.

The best models according to the AIC criteria included Log of seed mass in all the cases.