Table 1. Results (F-values) from generalized linear mixed models testing the effects of climate, land use, season and their interactions on (A) body size, (B) density and (C) biomass of soil microarthropods, Acari (including its order, i.e., Orib_: Oribatida; Meso_: Mesostigmata; Pros_: Prostigmata), and Collembola (including its family, i.e., Isot_: Isotomidae; Ento_: Entomobryidae; Smin_: Sminthuridae; Kati_: Katiannidae; Hypo_: Hypogastruridae; Onyc_: Onychiuridae).
Significant effects are indicated in bold font, with †=P < 0.1, *=P < 0.05, **=P < 0.01, ***=P < 0.001.
| Independent variable | Df | Micro- arthropod | Acari | Orib_ | Meso_ | Pros_ | Collem- bola | Isot_ | Ento_ | Smin_ | Kati_ | Hypo_ | Onyc_ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Body size | Climate (C) | 1,8 | 7.42* | 2.52 | 5.52* | 5.21* | 0.28 | 2.26 | 3.24 | 1.52 | 4.81* | 0.42 | 1.89 | 0.16 |
| Land use (L) | 4,32 | 1.34 | 1.32 | 0.65 | 2.13 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 1.21 | 1.79 | 0.44 | 0.65 | 3.55 | 0.47 | |
| C × L | 4,32 | 0.65 | 2.09 | 1.85 | 1.11 | 0.96 | 0.62 | 1.66 | 1.45 | 1.6 | 2.48 | 16.76 | 0.41 | |
| Season (D) | 2,16 | 63.87*** | 52.13*** | 83.35*** | 1.15 | 0.42 | 4.74** | 13.69*** | 1.2 | 7.55** | 3.25 | 0.11 | 4.87* | |
| C × D | 2,16 | 0.54 | 0.27 | 1.31 | 1.92 | - | 4 | 3.9 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 6.59 | 0.19 | |
| L × D | 8,64 | 2.44 | 0.8 | 1.81 | 1.3 | 0.18 | 2.22 | 1.5 | 3.33** | 0.86 | 1.97 | 2 | 0.91 | |
| C × L × D | 8,64 | 0.37 | 0.81 | 0.95 | 0.76 | - | 1.1 | 1.36 | 0 | 2.1 | 2.49 | - | 0.37 | |
| (B) Density | Climate (C) | 1,8 | 4.78† | 1.85 | 0.48 | 0.02 | 1.93 | 6.02* | 5.03† | 5.03† | 0.01 | 0 | 0.12 | 1.44 |
| Land use (L) | 4,32 | 9.47*** | 10.32*** | 5.86** | 5.49** | 3.76* | 0.74 | 0.81 | 3.68* | 4.07** | 3.4* | 1.45 | 0.37 | |
| C × L | 4,32 | 1.1 | 1.13 | 1.1 | 0.51 | 0.31 | 1.05 | 0.17 | 0.88 | 0.35 | 0.68 | 0.24 | 0.36 | |
| Season (D) | 2,16 | 9.45** | 13.28*** | 14.44*** | 6.04* | 97.61*** | 2.99 | 9.51** | 22.96 | 14.85*** | 5.88* | 4.4* | 8.63** | |
| C × D | 2,16 | 0.22 | 0.64 | 0.93 | 0.36 | 3.1 | 0.07 | 3.35 | 2.14 | 0.57 | 0.97 | 0.25 | 0.31 | |
| L × D | 8,64 | 2.02 | 1.05 | 1.53 | 0.86 | 3.24** | 3.71** | 1.89 | 2.37* | 4.3*** | 2.67* | 2.02 | 1.84 | |
| C × L × D | 8,64 | 0.37 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.45 | 0.71 | 1.35 | 0.67 | 1.39 | 0.78 | 0.84 | |
| (C) Biomass | Climate (C) | 1,8 | 8.69* | 7.15* | 4.04† | 6.76* | 1.67 | 8.86* | 7.89* | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.1 | 1.77 | 0.04 |
| Land use (L) | 4,32 | 4.73** | 4.24** | 4.91** | 1.94 | 0.84 | 1.55 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 0.65 | |
| C × L | 4,32 | 1.33 | 1.49 | 1.32 | 0.65 | 0.33 | 0.61 | 0.43 | 1.06 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 3.43 | 0.46 | |
| Season (D) | 2,16 | 3.57 | 7.27** | 5.49* | 6.82** | 4.04 | 13.7*** | 13.58*** | 0.34 | 0.53 | 1.57 | 1.31 | 5.85* | |
| C × D | 2,16 | 0.9 | 1.34 | 0.28 | 2.05 | - | 3.18 | 3.65 | 0.14 | - | 0.31 | 6.37 | 0.64 | |
| L × D | 8,64 | 2.62 | 1.74 | 1.93 | 1.67 | 0.52 | 3.54** | 1.9 | 2.08 | - | 0.33 | 25.78*** | 1.17 | |
| C × L × D | 8,64 | 0.61 | 0.85 | 0.43 | 1.33 | - | 1.29 | 1 | 1.44 | - | 0.59 | - | 0.51 |