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

Table 3

Overall regression model of species richness from environmental variables in Anamalai wildlife sanctuary (𝑅²−0.50, F−39.82, df 1−5, df 2−199 and 𝑃−2.98𝐸−28).

Variable	Coefficient	Std. error	t	Significance
Intercept	3.354	4.857	0.690	0.491
Elevation	−0.002	0.001	−1.737	0.084
Slope	0.026	0.023	1.126	0.262
Aspect	0.001	0.001	0.628	0.531
Rainfall	0.004	0.000	8.248	0.000
Temperature	−0.135	0.134	−1.003	0.317