Table 1.
Effects of host and abiotic variables on the operational taxonomic unit richness of ectomycorrhizal fungi as revealed by generalized linear model and ANOVA analyses.
Variables | df | Deviance (% variation explained) | F-value | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 1 | 13,770 (9.3) | 83 | <0.001 |
Host phylogeny | 8 | 7001 (4.7) | 5.275 | <0.001 |
Ca | 1 | 1957 (1.3) | 11.794 | <0.001 |
N: P ratio | 1 | 1413 (1.0) | 8.519 | 0.004 |
C | 1 | 1642 (1.1) | 9.898 | 0.002 |
Residuals | 740 | 122769 | ||
df, degree of freedom; C, total soil carbon; N, total soil nitrogen; P, total soil phosphorus; Ca, total soil calcium.