Table 1 Results of the randomization tests for the independent contributions of separate predictor variables in hierarchical partitioning to explain variation in the richness, abundance and phylogenetic diversity of tree communities in central Western Ghats, India (Results are expressed as Z-scores. *p < 0.05)

6.752

3.55*

5.767

−0.12

6.317

11.2*

6.161

9.41*

5.461

8.37*

4.623

6.99*

8.828

4.66*

6.728

0

4.947

7.48*

4.911

7.00*

5.187

7.38*

4.317

6.09*

9.451

5.33*

7.118

0.05

7.025

10.72*

6.945

10.87*

6.823

10.84*

5.251

7.5*

4.270

1.67*

5.416

−0.27

7.527

12.03*

7.581

12.55*

6.631

9.13*

8.268

13.71*

8.228

4.48*

6.002

−0.15

6.378

10.77*

6.251

9.12*

5.937

9.24*

4.893

6.6*

11.364

6.62*

9.750

0.45

11.070

18.81*

11.132

16.63*

11.616

18.69*

11.392

18.76*

11.354

6.32*

11.460

0.74

11.412

19.63*

11.576

17.14*

12.134

19.98*

11.109

18.58*

8.050

4.22*

15.661

1.61*

5.209

7.91*

5.321

7.67*

6.224

9.05*

4.617

6.6*

11.365

6.19*

9.484

0.45

11.304

18.71*

11.379

18.11*

11.961

18.18*

11.037

16.57*

7.075

3.31*

9.336

0.34

10.662

17.58*

10.667

13.15*

11.933

17.43*

16.570

21.91*

4.658

1.71*

5.562

−0.18

7.861

11.98*

7.778

10.23*

6.422

9.21*

7.115

9.17*

8.607

3.97*

7.718

0.18

10.288

15.2*

10.298

13.35*

9.672

12.71*

10.807

13.88