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Table 5 Factor loadings of climate variables (base climate, 2050 and 2070) of selected 153 N2K PAs in the Mediterranean biogeographical region on PCA axes 1 and 2

From: Predicting the effectiveness of protected areas of Natura 2000 under climate change

Climate variable

Factor loadings

Base climate

Factor loadings

2050 (RCP 4.5)

Factor loadings

2070 (RCP 8.5)

PC1

PC2

PC 1

PC2

PC1

PC2

Ann temp

− 0.32

− 0.07

− 0.32

0.37

− 0.32

− 0.08

M-temp range

− 0.02

0.33

− 0.05

0.11

− 0.06

0.39

Isotherm

− 0.06

0.11

− 0.08

0.39

− 0.08

0.12

Temp seas

0.06

0.34

0.01

0.26

− 0.001

0.41

Warmest m-temp

− 0.26

0.21

− 0.24

− 0.07

− 0.23

0.27

Coldest m-temp

− 0.28

− 0.22

− 0.26

− 0.27

− 0.24

− 0.31

Ann-temp range

0.01

0.38

− 0.01

0.42

− 0.03

0.44

Wettest q-temp

− 0.12

− 0.01

− 0.13

− 0.19

− 0.17

− 0.21

Driest q-temp

− 0.23

− 0.03

− 0.27

0.07

− 0.29

0.11

Warmest q-temp

− 0.32

0.04

− 0.31

0.08

− 0.30

0.09

Coldest q-temp

− 0.31

− 0.15

− 0.29

− 0.21

− 0.28

− 0.23

Ann precip

0.25

− 0.24

0.26

− 0.14

0.27

− 0.09

Wettest m-precip

0.09

− 0.37

0.07

− 0.33

0.13

− 0.21

Driest m-precip

0.33

0.01

0.32

0.04

0.31

0.08

Precip seas

− 0.27

− 0.19

− 0.26

− 0.19

− 0.21

− 0.19

Wettest q-precip

0.09

− 0.36

0.11

− 0.27

0.17

− 0.19

Driest q-precip

0.32

0.01

0.31

0.02

0.31

0.07

Warmest q-precip

0.30

− 0.02

0.29

− 0.04

0.28

− 0.01

Coldest q-precip

0.03

− 0.31

0.08

− 0.11

0.15

− 0.12