Table 4 The results of fitting linear vectors to the NMDS ordination of the dissimilarity of leaf-litter and semi-aquatic amphibian assemblage.

From: Impact of habitat alteration on amphibian diversity and species composition in a lowland tropical rainforest in Northeastern Leyte, Philippines

Environmental variables

NMDS1

NMDS2

r2

P

Understorey density

− 0.956

0.294

0.588

0.001

Temperature

0.946

0.323

0.546

0.001

Leaf litter thickness

− 0.976

0.220

0.523

0.001

DBH

− 0.990

− 0.143

0.582

0.001

Tree height

− 0.953

− 0.303

0.665

0.001

Tree density

− 0.653

− 0.758

0.439

0.002

Leaf litter volume

− 0.990

0.143

0.353

0.005

Elevation

− 0.999

− 0.014

0.282

0.015

  1. The r2 for each environmental vector is a measure of goodness of fit into the ordination and P values based on randomization test with 1,000 random permutations of environmental variables.
Back to article page