Table 1 Regression results for mineral soil δ15N vs. climate. Inflection point for MAT in the breakpoint model was 9.83 ± 1.83 °C. r2 = 0.26 for the breakpoint model and 0.24 for the linear model. Units for MAP were mm before log-transformation

From: Convergence of soil nitrogen isotopes across global climate gradients

 

Estimate

P

Breakpoint

  

Intercept (‰)

7.71 ± 0.65

<0.001

MATCold (‰ °C−1)

0.03 ± 0.02

>0.1

MATHot (‰ °C−1)

0.18 ± 0.02

<0.001

log10 MAP (‰)

−1.78 ± 0.24

<0.001

Average Depth (‰ cm−1)

0.08 ± 0.02

<0.001

Linear

  

Intercept (‰)

8.31 ± 0.64

<0.001

MAT (‰ °C−1)

0.12 ± 0.01

<0.001

log10 MAP (‰)

−2.10 ± 0.23

<0.001

Average Depth (‰ cm−1)

0.09 ± 0.02

<0.001