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Table 3 Pearson correlation coefficients and associated probability levels (P) calculated between the different competitive advantage (CA) series and climate variables

From: Competition overrides climate as trigger of growth decline in a mixed Fagaceae Mediterranean rear-edge forest

CA

Climate variable

Correlation

P value

CAFsyl-Qpet

Precipitation from May to June

− 0.41

< 0.05

CAQpet-Qpyr

Temperature from June to July

− 0.33

< 0.10

Precipitation February

0.47

< 0.05

Precipitation June

0.40

< 0.05

  1. Temperature and precipitation variables are the averaged and total values of the grouped months, respectively