Table 2 Fixed parameters estimates from GAMMs describing temporal and elevational changes in sporocarp biomass and diversity and their relationships with LSEA precipitation (mm) and temperature (°C) in P. sylvestris forest stands along an elevational gradient within a Mediterranean region (Catalonia).

From: Mushroom biomass and diversity are driven by different spatio-temporal scales along Mediterranean elevation gradients

Fixed terms

Year

Elevation

Precipitation

Temperature

Dependent variables

Total biomass

14.92 ± 2.85***

0.03 ± 0.65

6.74 ± 2.80**

1.52 ± 0.65**

Mycorrhizal biomass

14.22 ± 2.89***

0.12 ± 0.63

6.17 ± 2.88*

1.60 ± 0.54**

Saprotrophic biomass

0.37 ± 0.11***

−0.19 ± 0.27

2.62 ± 1.10*

0.43 ± 0.39

Total richness

2.17 ± 0.40***

0.05 ± 0.08

1.29 ± 0.44**

0.10 ± 0.12

Mycorrhizal richness

2.11 ± 0.41***

0.02 ± 0.07

1.55 ± 0.60**

0.07 ± 0.07

Saprotrophic richness

2.18 ± 0.44***

0.02 ± 0.11

2.31 ± 0.74**

−0.04 ± 0.25

Total evenness

−0.01 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.02

0.18 ± 0.08*

−0.02 ± 0.03

Mycorrhizal evenness

−0.01 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.02

0.12 ± 0.07*

−0.05 ± 0.02*

Saprotrophic evenness

0.01 ± 0.02

0.05 ± 0.02*

−0.03 ± 0.02

−0.02 ± 0.02

  1. The dependent variables were also split by mycorrhizal and saprotrophic guilds. Estimates (±SE) are presented along with significance of each term. Significant parameters are represented in bold: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.
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