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Table A.2

Spearman correlations between species diversity indices and plot area, fractal dimension (FD), distance to the nearest patch (DNP), proximity index (Pi), age of plot and percent canopy cover over plot.

Area (Ha) FD DNP Pi 500 Age Canopy
Mixed oak forest

Richness r 0.34 0.43 –0.32 –0.18 0.10 –0.94**
p 0.42 0.29 0.44 0.66 0.83 0.001
Diversity-H r 0.30 0.51 0.18 –0.04 0.05 0.54
p 0.47 0.19 0.67 0.92 0.90 0.21
Diversity-D r 0.29 0.61 0.18 –0.08 –0.02 0.69
p 0.48 0.11 0.66 0.84 0.97 0.08

Beech forest

Richness r –0.52 0.00 0.66 –0.39 –0.56 0.20
p 0.23 1.00 0.11 0.38 0.90 0.67
Diversity-H r –0.01 –0.44 0.35 –0.40 0.32 0.35
p 0.98 0.33 0.44 0.38 0.49 0.45
Diversity-D r –0.07 –0.48 0.45 –0.29 0.49 0.40
p 0.88 0.28 0.31 0.53 0.27 0.37

Pine plantations

Richness r –0.44 –0.34 0.14 0.22 0.87* 0.32
p 0.32 0.45 0.76 0.63 0.01 0.48
Diversity-H r –0.68 –0.85* 0.63 0.11 0 –0.28
p 0.09 0.02 0.13 0.81 1 0.54
Diversity-D r –0.55 –0.60 0.51 –0.20 –0.87* –0.45
p 0.20 0.16 0.24 0.67 0.01 0.31
*

p < 0.05;

***

p < 0.01.