Table 3 Variables used in the canonical analyses and macroecological models.
From: The mossy north: an inverse latitudinal diversity gradient in European bryophytes
Environmental variable | Driver |
|---|---|
Mean annual temperature | Kinetic energy |
Standard deviation of mean annual temperature | Environmental heterogeneity |
Mean annual precipitation in each pixel | Water balance |
Standard deviation of mean annual precipitation | Environmental heterogeneity |
Standard deviation of altitude | Environmental heterogeneity |
Mean potential evapotranspiration in each pixel | Potential energy |
Standard deviation of potential evapotranspiration | Environmental heterogeneity |
Mean distance to the coast (continentality) | Spatial and climatic |
Mean distance to refugia16 | Spatial and historical |
