Ecological Archives E085-018-A2

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 B. Principal components factor loadings for the understory variables based on the average value for the 625 m² surrounding each trap location.

COVER TYPE

FACTOR 1

FACTOR 2

FACTOR 3

Woody Debris

-0.847

0.056

0.184

Rock Cover

-0.010

-0.012

0.888

Fern Cover

0.236

0.803

-0.276

Woody Vegetation

0.206

-0.775

-0.326

Herbaceous Vegetation

0.700

0.141

0.466

Percent Variance Explained

26.1

25.4

24.5

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COVER TYPE	FACTOR 1	FACTOR 2	FACTOR 3
Woody Debris	-0.847	0.056	0.184
Rock Cover	-0.010	-0.012	0.888
Fern Cover	0.236	0.803	-0.276
Woody Vegetation	0.206	-0.775	-0.326
Herbaceous Vegetation	0.700	0.141	0.466

Percent Variance Explained	26.1	25.4	24.5