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Table 4 Ranking of the explanatory variables in terms of AIC change and anticipated volume change (\(\widehat {{\Delta } v}\)) if temperatures increased by 1.5∘C compared to the 1961–1990 period

From: Evidence of climate effects on the height-diameter relationships of tree species

Species

Basal area of

Social

Slope

Harvest

Temp.

Prec.

\(\widehat {{\Delta } v}\)

 

other trees

status

inclination

occurrence

   

Abies alba

3

1

5

4

2

6

+4.5%

Acer campestre

4

1

2

 

3

 

−5.5%

Acer monspessulanum

1

 

2

 

3

 

−3.8%

Acer opalus

2

4

5

 

3

1

+5.9%

Acer pseudoplatanus

2

1

4

 

3

 

+0.4%

Alnus glutinosa

2

1

4

5

3

 

−2.9%

Arbutus unedo

1

      

Betula pendula

1

2

3

5

4

 

−0.3%

Carpinus betulus

3

1

2

5

4

 

−1.3%

Castanea sativa

2

1

3

 

4

 

−6.9%

Corylus avellana

3

 

2

 

1

 

+2.1%

Crataegus monogyna

3

1

2

    

Fagus sylvatica

3

1

4

6

2

5

+4.3%

Fraxinus excelsior

2

1

3

5

4

 

−2.2%

Ilex aquifolium

       

Larix decidua

2

1

 

4

3

 

+5.2%

Picea abies

3

1

5

4

2

 

+4.0%

Picea sitchensis

1

2

 

3

   

Pinus halepensis

1

   

2

 

−0.7%

Pinus nigra

1

2

5

4

3

 

− 0.8%

Pinus nigra var. corsicana

1

2

5

4

3

 

+ 3.3%

Pinus pinaster

2

1

3

6

4

5

− 4.9%

Pinus sylvestris

1

2

3

5

4

 

+ 2.6%

Pinus uncinata

1

2

 

4

3

 

+ 7.5%

Populus tremula

2

1

3

5

4

 

− 2.9%

Populus spp.

1

2

     

Prunus avium

2

1

3

5

4

 

− 3.8%

Pseudotsuga menziesii

2

1

 

4

3

 

− 0.5%

Quercus ilex

1

2

   

3

0.0%

Quercus patraea

2

1

3

5

4

 

−1.2%

Quercus pubescens

1

2

3

5

4

 

−4.0%

Quercus pyrenaica

1

3

  

2

 

−22.2%

Quercus robur

2

1

3

5

4

 

−3.1%

Quercus rubra

1

2

     

Quercus suber

1

 

2

3

4

5

−4.4%

Robinia pseudoacacia

2

1

3

 

4

 

−3.7%

Salix caprea

1

  

3

2

 

−4.8%

Salix cinerea

1

      

Sorbus aria

2

3

1

5

4

 

−0.1%

Sorbus aucuparia

1

 

4

3

2

 

+3.7%

Sorbus torminalis

1

 

2

4

 

3

0.0%

Tilia cordata

2

1

3

    

Tilia platyphyllos

2

1

3

    

Ulmus minor

3

1

4

 

2

 

−4.3%

Total

35

31

8

0

9

1

 
  1. Temp.: mean temperature Prec.: mean precipitation. A ranking of 1 indicates the greatest contribution in terms of AIC decrease. The totals indicate the number of times the explanatory variable ranked first or second. Populus spp. includes all poplar species except Populus tremula