Axis (% variation explained)

Variable

1 (21.7)

2 (14.5)

3 (10.8)

4 (9.1)

5 (7.6)

Coarse woody debris, %

–0.0044

0.0543

–0.1789

0.0354

–0.0595

Bedrock, %

–0.0327

–0.0498

0.1367

–0.0202

–0.0064

Exposed rocks, %

–0.0056

–0.0145

0.1634

0.065

–0.0056

Exposed water, %

–0.0035

–0.0544

–0.1098

0.037

–0.0846

Average mound height

0.0024

–0.0528

–0.0729

0.028

–0.0465

Average distance between mounds

0.129

0.1314

–0.2729

–0.1064

0.082

Plot shape (convex to concave)

0.0335

–0.1499

0.1374

–0.2708

0.2146

Microslope positions (>20 m uphill and downhill from plot)

Mid

0.6313

0.492

0.0118

–0.1333

–0.2405

Upper

–0.2413

–0.1096

0.5916

0.1038

–0.4655

Flat

–0.0125

–0.2887

–0.3374

0.1493

–0.2445

Toe

–0.227

0.1801

–0.2803

0.0122

0.1827

Crest

–0.0326

–0.2291

0.0983

–0.3819

0.5353

Ridge

–0.0535

0.0119

–0.0385

0

0.0248

Depression

–0.004

–0.0684

–0.0544

0.0238

–0.0202

Lower

–0.0587

0.0364

0.0215

0.2188

0.2262

Mesoslope position (>200 m uphill and downhill from plot)

Mid

–0.5594

0.6271

–0.0338

–0.0284

–0.0341

Upper

0.1844

–0.0028

0.0658

–0.4984

–0.2183

Flat

0.0227

–0.0287

–0.0426

–0.0023

–0.0372

Crest

–0.007

–0.1142

0.1901

–0.0563

–0.0274

Ridge

–0.0225

–0.1597

–0.0313

0.0487

–0.0564

Depression

0.0028

–0.2829

–0.4009

0.1352

–0.2553

Lower

0.3423

0.088

0.2229

0.6236

0.3294