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Appendix C. NMDS correlations for environmental factors and mammal subfamilies.
Table C1. NMDS correlations for environmental factors and mammal subfamilies.
|
NMDS1 |
NMDS2 |
r² |
Pr(>r) |
Environmental correlates |
|
|
|
|
Vegetation cover |
0.44 |
-0.90 |
0.33 |
<0.001 |
Vegetation species richness |
-0.09 |
-0.10 |
0.10 |
0.010 |
% Agricultural crop cover |
0.43 |
0.90 |
0.17 |
<0.001 |
Soil sand: silt ratio |
-0.97 |
0.24 |
0.53 |
<0.001 |
Annual rainfall |
0.98 |
-0.19 |
0.68 |
<0.001 |
Recent rainfall |
-0.82 |
-0.57 |
0.12 |
<0.01 |
Domestic herbivores |
0.83 |
0.56 |
0.01 |
0.51 |
Wild herbivores |
-0.45 |
-0.89 |
0.14 |
0.001 |
All herbivores |
-0.05 |
-1.00 |
0.04 |
0.16 |
Subfamily correlations |
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Deomyinae |
-0.44 |
-0.90 |
0.20 |
<0.001 |
Gerbillinae |
-1.04 |
-0.07 |
0.20 |
<0.001 |
Murinae |
0.73 |
0.69 |
0.21 |
<0.001 |
Cricetomyinae |
0.41 |
-0.91 |
0.38 |
<0.001 |
Dendromurinae |
0.93 |
0.36 |
0.26 |
<0.001 |
Crocidurinae |
0.43 |
-0.90 |
0.27 |
<0.001 |
Macroscelidinae |
-0.62 |
-0.79 |
0.06 |
0.05 |