Table 2.
Loadings of the first five Principal Components of bioclimatic variables.
| Bioclimatic variable | Comp. 1 | Comp. 2 | Comp. 3 | Comp. 4 | Comp. 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO1 = Annual Mean Temperature | −0.2376 | 0.3182 | 0.0803 | −0.0904 | −0.0255 |
| BIO2 = Mean Diurnal Range (Mean of monthly (max temp - min temp)) | −0.0597 | 0.0453 | 0.5350 | 0.0592 | 0.2153 |
| BIO3 = Isothermality (BIO2/BIO7) (* 100) | −0.2979 | 0.1188 | 0.0195 | −0.0615 | 0.1375 |
| BIO4 = Temperature Seasonality (standard deviation *100) | 0.2701 | −0.0768 | 0.3377 | 0.1290 | 0.0266 |
| BIO5 = Max Temperature of Warmest Month | −0.0695 | 0.3346 | 0.3805 | 0.0271 | 0.0408 |
| BIO6 = Min Temperature of Coldest Month | −0.2569 | 0.2629 | −0.1833 | −0.1039 | −0.0698 |
| BIO7 = Temperature Annual Range (BIO5-BIO6) | 0.2324 | −0.0823 | 0.4197 | 0.1267 | 0.0984 |
| BIO8 = Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter | 0.0335 | 0.0819 | 0.2383 | −0.5566 | −0.6097 |
| BIO9 = Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter | −0.2152 | 0.2828 | −0.0378 | 0.1263 | 0.2899 |
| BIO10 = Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter | −0.1070 | 0.3483 | 0.3143 | −0.0132 | −0.0151 |
| BIO11 = Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter | −0.2745 | 0.2591 | −0.1010 | −0.1074 | −0.0313 |
| BIO12 = Annual Precipitation | −0.2822 | −0.2458 | 0.1043 | −0.0189 | 0.0373 |
| BIO13 = Precipitation of Wettest Month | −0.2480 | −0.2729 | 0.0787 | −0.2121 | 0.1776 |
| BIO14 = Precipitation of Driest Month | −0.2856 | −0.1923 | 0.0914 | 0.2147 | −0.1724 |
| BIO15 = Precipitation Seasonality (Coefficient of Variation) | 0.1647 | −0.0154 | −0.0270 | −0.5900 | 0.5596 |
| BIO16 = Precipitation of Wettest Quarter | −0.2465 | −0.2810 | 0.0787 | −0.1981 | 0.1682 |
| BIO17 = Precipitation of Driest Quarter | −0.2936 | −0.1881 | 0.1045 | 0.1877 | −0.1428 |
| BIO18 = Precipitation of Warmest Quarter | −0.1680 | −0.3294 | 0.1650 | −0.2558 | −0.1453 |
| BIO19 = Precipitation of Coldest Quarter | −0.3064 | −0.1358 | 0.0176 | 0.1519 | 0.1192 |