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. 2017 Apr 6;7:45824. doi: 10.1038/srep45824

Table 2. Fixed parameters estimates from GAMMs describing temporal and elevational changes in sporocarp biomass and diversity and their relationships with LSEA precipitation (mm) and temperature (°C) in P. sylvestris forest stands along an elevational gradient within a Mediterranean region (Catalonia).

Fixed terms Year Elevation Precipitation Temperature
Dependent variables
Total biomass 14.92±2.85*** 0.03 ± 0.65 6.74±2.80** 1.52±0.65**
Mycorrhizal biomass 14.22±2.89*** 0.12 ± 0.63 6.17±2.88* 1.60±0.54**
Saprotrophic biomass 0.37±0.11*** −0.19 ± 0.27 2.62±1.10* 0.43 ± 0.39
Total richness 2.17±0.40*** 0.05 ± 0.08 1.29±0.44** 0.10 ± 0.12
Mycorrhizal richness 2.11±0.41*** 0.02 ± 0.07 1.55±0.60** 0.07 ± 0.07
Saprotrophic richness 2.18±0.44*** 0.02 ± 0.11 2.31±0.74** −0.04 ± 0.25
Total evenness −0.01 ± 0.01 0.02 ± 0.02 0.18±0.08* −0.02 ± 0.03
Mycorrhizal evenness −0.01 ± 0.01 0.01 ± 0.02 0.12±0.07* −0.05±0.02*
Saprotrophic evenness 0.01 ± 0.02 0.05±0.02* −0.03 ± 0.02 −0.02 ± 0.02

The dependent variables were also split by mycorrhizal and saprotrophic guilds. Estimates (±SE) are presented along with significance of each term. Significant parameters are represented in bold: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.