Table 2 Models for the disimilarity of orthopteran and plant assemblages in function of the dissimilarity in the different dependent variables, only models with ΔAIC < 2 are show.

From: Understanding processes underlying cross-taxon congruence in species composition along elevational gradients

Taxon

Model

AIC

ΔAIC

Orthopterans

dT + dGeo

254.09

 

dT

255.65

1.56

Plants

dN

353.69

 

dN + dGeo

355.39

1.70

dT + dGeo

355.56

1.87

  1. dT, Dissimilarity in mean summer temperature; dGeo, Geographic distance (m); dN, Dissimiarity in soil nutrient component. AIC, Akaike Information Criterion; ∆ AIC, Difference between a given AIC and the lowest AIC.
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