Rainfall and Elevation Influence the Local-Scale Distribution of Tree Community in the Southern Region of Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot (India)

Table 1

Canonical correspondence analysis of 169 species in 206 plots in Anamalai wildlife sanctuary. Matrix presents intraset correlation between environmental variables and first three axes and weighted correlations between environmental variables.

Variable	Axis 1	Axis 2	Axis 3	Elevation	Slope	Aspect	Precipitation	Temperature
Elevation	−0.662	0.734	0.063	1	0.422	0.181	0.757	−0.946
Slope	−0.542	0.016	0.806	0.422	1	0.027	0.48	−0.436
Aspect	−0.186	0.268	−0.123	0.181	0.027	1	0.186	−0.175
Rainfall	−0.986	0.139	−0.052	0.757	0.48	0.186	1	−0.805
Temperature	0.715	−0.619	−0.131	−0.946	−0.436	−0.175	−0.805	1