Figure 5:
Results of the structural equation model analysing links between
topography, vegetation, soil, and microclimate on decomposition.Individual relationships were tested using multiple linear regression.
Purple arrows indicate negative, orange arrows positive, and grey dotted
arrows non-significant links. Thicker lines correspond to stronger
identified links (larger effect sizes). R2values represent model fit for individual sub-models. Relationships
between vegetation, soil and microclimate predictors and decomposition
responses were tested for each decomposition response variable
individually, indicated by the dashed boxes, but GDD0only significantly predicted variation in stabilisation factors (see
also Figure 4). See Table S3 for full model output and Table S4 for
comparison with individual pairwise relationships of decomposition
responses with their explanatory variables.