Table 1 Results of the best additive models explaining variation in total and detritivore-mediated litter decomposition based on detritivore diversity, abundance, biomass, mean body size, latitude, and interactions between detritivore variables and latitude.
From: Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics
Effect | edf | F | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Total decomposition | |||
Diversity | 4.00 | 6.94 | <0.001 |
Abundance | 3.14 | 6.34 | <0.001 |
Biomass | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.159 |
Mean body size | 1.86 | 2.10 | 0.102 |
Latitude | 1.00 | 3.01 | 0.085 |
Diversity × latitude | 14.56 | 6.17 | <0.001 |
Abundance × latitude | 1.00 | 8.67 | 0.004 |
Biomass × latitude | 7.91 | 4.20 | <0.001 |
Detritivore-mediated decomposition | |||
Diversity | 4.00 | 0.53 | 0.716 |
Abundance | 1.05 | 0.01 | 0.912 |
Biomass | 1.00 | 0.04 | 0.843 |
Mean body size | 1.08 | 1.00 | 0.843 |
Latitude | 1.71 | 0.27 | 0.763 |
Diversity × latitude | 14.14 | 4.74 | <0.001 |
Abundance × latitude | 8.76 | 3.30 | <0.001 |
Biomass × latitude | 7.99 | 4.36 | <0.001 |
