Ecological Archives E085-018-A1

Jaclyn L. Schnurr, Charles D. Canham, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Richard S. Inouye. 2004. Neighborhood analyses of small-mammal dynamics: impacts on seed predation and seedling establishment. Ecology 85:741–755.

Appendix A. Principal components factor loadings for the sum of the canopy tree (DBH > 10cm) basal areas found within a 10-m radius from each trap location.

Tree Species

FACTOR 1

FACTOR 2

FACTOR 3

Sugar maple

-0.778

0.041

-0.150

White ash

-0.690

0.174

-0.158

Black cherry

-0.042

-0.785

0.007

Eastern hemlock

0.037

0.257

0.745

Red maple

0.045

-0.280

0.585

White pine

0.116

-0.703

0.025

Other

0.250

0.044

0.454

Beech

0.370

0.341

0.220

Red oak

0.627

0.274

-0.481

     

Percent Variance Explained

18.7

16.3

15.8



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