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 |
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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.