Hypothesis Predictor* Species richness patterns of conifer species Species richness patterns of conifer species Species richness patterns of conifer species Species richness patterns of conifer species
All Species Endemic species Threatened species Endemic-Threatened species
Environmental energy MAT 5.56 (−) 9.69 (−) 6.43 (−) 19.29 (−)
MTCQ 3.51 (−) 7.67 (−) 3.78 (−) 17.1 (−)
Solar_rad 0.85 (−) 3.84 (−) 0.73 (−)ns 4.44 (−)
PET 4.37 (−) 9.22 (−) 4.28 (−) 18.68 (−)
Water availability WD 0.08 (−)ns 0.76 (−) 0.25 (−)ns 0.73 (−)ns
MAP 4.17 (−) 6.87 (−) 3.23 (−) 12.1 (−)
AI 1.42 (+) 1.64 (+) 1.94 (+) 0.82 (+)ns
Climatic seasonality PS 1.99 (+) 3.49 (+) 3.68 (+) 8.08 (+)
TS 3.2 (−) 0.96 (−) 5.45 (−) 0.04 (−)ns
Topographic heterogeneity ELE-SD 33.2 (+) 30.07 (+) 29.9 (+) 29.89 (+)
ELER 36.01 (+) 32.79 (+) 32.31 (+) 31.77 (+)
Soil texture type CRF 7.58 (+) 8.07 (+) 9.5 (+) 11.56 (+)
SND 10.77 (+) 12.74 (+) 15.09 (+) 23.01 (+)
SLT 2.42 (−) 1.54 (−) 7.36 (−) 2.18 (−)
CLY 9.93 (−) 13.73 (−) 10.49 (−) 26.59 (−)
Soil fertility and nutrient availability AW 7.8 (+) 11.67 (+) 10.5 (+) 24.68 (+)
AN 13.6 (+) 17.91 (+) 16.49 (+) 28.8 (+)
AP 18.34 (+) 19.16 (+) 20.53 (+) 25.44 (+)
C_stock 19.23 (+) 20.83 (+) 21.1 (+) 26.42 (+)
C_content 23.87 (+) 25.16 (+) 25.79 (+) 30.71 (+)
C_N_ratio 1.82(+) 0.73(+)ns 0.60(+)ns 0.16(+)ns
CEC 23.55 (+) 24.7 (+) 20.99 (+) 26.39 (+)
Human influence
HII
2.75 (−)
3.64 (−)
3.64 (−)
(−)