Figure 3: Structural equation models of climate, soil and biodiversity as predictors of ecosystem multifuncitonality (EMF). | Nature Communications

Figure 3: Structural equation models of climate, soil and biodiversity as predictors of ecosystem multifuncitonality (EMF).

From: The links between ecosystem multifunctionality and above- and belowground biodiversity are mediated by climate

Figure 3

Solid red arrows represent positive paths (P<0.05, piecewise s.e.m.), solid black arrows represent negative paths (P<0.05, piecewise s.e.m.) and dotted grey arrows represent non-significant paths (P>0.05, piecewise s.e.m.). We report the path coefficients as standardized effect sizes. Overall fit of piecewise s.e.m. was evaluated using Shipley’s test of d-separation: Fisher’s C statistic (if P>0.05, then no paths are missing and the model is a good fit) and Akaike information criterion (AIC). MAP, mean annual precipitation; MAT, mean annual temperature; SM, soil moisture, plant SR, plant species richness.

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