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. 2018 Nov 22;8:17263. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34977-5

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Final piecewise structural equation model (Fisher’s C statistic = 14.65, P = 0.56), representing the effects of elevation, die-off size, and various abiotic and biotic variables on the recovery rate of Zostera noltii after disturbance. Solid lines indicate significant paths (P < 0.05); nonsignificant relationships were omitted for clarity. Hypothesised causal relationships (one-headed arrows) were weighed with standardised path coefficients, while the double-headed arrows were weighed by the covariance between connected variables. The thicknesses of the significant paths are proportional to the magnitude of the standardised regression coefficient. Numbers between brackets represent coefficients of determination (R2) related to the variable. Black arrows represent positive paths, and grey ones are indicative of negative relationships.