Direct climate measurements | Fungal abundance | Fungal richness |
---|---|---|
average temperature | (-) 0.18 | (-) 0.26a |
standard deviation of temperature | (+) 0.01 | (+) 0.02 |
average relative humidity (RH) | (+) 0.30a | (+) 0.35b |
standard deviation of RH | (+) 0.27a | (+) 0.33b |
average daily maximum RH | (+) 0.43b | (+) 0.65c |
average vapor pressure deficit (VPD) | (-) 0.30a | (-) 0.44b |
standard deviation of VPD | (-) 0.15 | (-) 0.16 |
# of consecutive days above freezing | (-) 0.38b | (-) 0.45b |
proportion of time with RH > 94% | (+) 0.37b | (+) 0.36b |
proportion of days with max RH >90% | (+) 0.41b | (+) 0.54c |
average # of consecutive days with max RH >90% | (+) 0.21a | (+) 0.12 |
proportion of days with max RH <50% | (-) 0.43a | (-) 0.70c |
average # of consecutive days with max RH < 50% | (-) 0.56c | (-) 0.72c |
Climate parameters from weather stations | Â | Â |
annual precipitation | (+) 0.21a | (+) 0.14 |
annual temperature | (-) 0.22a | (-) 0.37c |
Site-specific parameters | Â | Â |
elevation | (+) 0.09 | (+) 0.18a |
latitude | (+) 0.22a | (+) 0.35b |
longitude | (-) 0.03 | (-) 0.17a |
presence of water at site | (+) 0.26b | (+) 0.16a |
associated vegetation indicative of moisture | (+) 0.49c | (+) 0.4c |