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Table 2 Mann–Kendall statistic and related probability levels assessing precipitation trends for selected months during the period 1901–2009 and considering the five P. nigra study sites

From: Growth response to climate and drought change along an aridity gradient in the southernmost Pinus nigra relict forests

Month

TL

AL

FI

MA

MG

January

−0.18

0.02

−0.22

−0.06

−0.05

February

−0.25

−0.02

−0.04

0.15

−0.20

March

−1.34***

−0.71*

−0.94**

−0.99***

−1.39***

April

−0.54

−0.34

−0.44

−0.42

−0.71*

May

−0.13

−0.41

−0.22

0.12

−0.17

June

−0.69*

−0.81**

−0.56

−0.33

−0.68*

July

−0.05

0.42

−0.12

−0.24

−0.03

August

0.70**

0.79**

0.70*

0.52

0.77**

September

0.11

−0.14

−0.35

−0.38

−0.13

October

−0.26

−0.21

−0.26

−0.12

0.02

November

−0.81**

−0.69*

−0.97**

−0.92**

−0.93**

December

−0.05

0.04

0.13

0.16

−0.15

  1. *0.05 < P ≤ 0.10; **0.01 < P ≤ 0.05, ***P ≤ 0.01, levels of significance