Table 3.

Values of partial correlation coefficients and signification (in brackets) in stepwise multiple regression (SMR) analysis of the endemics number and the independent variables in the log–log model

Variables	Log species number	Log endemic species number	Log genera number	Log family number
Log area (log m2)	0.776 (0.0001)	n.s.	0.71 (<0.0001)	0.755 (<0.0001)
Log elevation (log m)	0.350 (0.016)	n.s.	0.377 (0.008)	0.626 (0.0002)
Arc‐sin of mean relative humidity (arc‐sin of proportion)	0.649 (0.001)	0.82 (0.021)	0.547 (0.0003)	n.s.
Log distance to the nearest site (log km)	n.m.	n.s.	n.m.	n.m.
Log difference between max. and min. of monthly mean of temperatures (log °C)	n.m.	0.596 (0.034)	n.m.	n.m.
Standard error of estimate	0.264	0.47	0.19	0.136
Total adjusted R 2	0.676	0.272	0.654	0.584

n.m., not in model; n.s., not significant.