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. 2021 Sep 24;4:1128. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02649-2

Fig. 5. Latitudinal patterns across mycorrhizal types in native mainland plant species.

Fig. 5

The latitudinal plant species gradient is strongly influenced by arbuscular (AM) and orchid (ORC) mycorrhizal plant species. In mainland regions, the proportion of mycorrhizal plant species decreases with absolute latitude (degree from equator) more strongly for arbuscular mycorrhizal (green line: absolute latitude estimate = −0.042 ± 0.080, p = 0.60, n = 515; squared latitude estimate −0.414 ± 0.080, p < 0.001, n = 515; GLM), than for ectomycorrhizal and ericoid (EEM) plant species (blue line: absolute latitude estimate = 0.051 ± 0.082, p = 0.54, n = 515; squared latitude estimate = −0.400 ± 0.082, p < 0.001, n = 515; GLM) and orchid mycorrhizal plant species (purple line: absolute latitude estimate = −1.216 ± 0.144, p < 0.001, n = 486; squared latitude estimate = 0.283 ± 0.144, p = 0.05, n = 486). Non-mycorrhizal species counts plotted for reference (gray line: absolute latitude estimate = 0.132 ± 0.132, p = 0.1, n = 486; squared latitude estimate = −0.330 ± 0.080, p < 0.001, n = 486; GLM). Confidence intervals represent 95% confidence intervals.