Relationship between species richness, taxonomic distinctness, functional diversity, and local contribution to β diversity and effects of habitat disturbance in the riparian spider community of the Ganga River, India

Ecological Processes

Table 3 Effects of habitat disturbance types (best predictors) on the index of variation in taxonomic distinctness (λ⁺), functional evenness (FEve), and local contribution to β diversity (LCBD) of the spider community of the 27 sites studied along the Ganga River, India

Indicator	Coefficient	R²	β	SE	p	Variable importance
λ⁺	Intercept	0.332	− 1.072 × 10^–6	0.164	0.999
	Garbage dump		0.512	0.255	0.056	2.005
	Created embankment		− 0.857	0.255	0.003	3.357
FEve	Intercept	0.869	1.551 × 10^–7	0.074	1.00
	Agriculture		0.305	0.081	0.001	3.739
	Human settlement		0.641	0.113	9.82 × 10^–6	5.634
	Created embankment		0.389	0.119	0.004	3.252
LCBD	Intercept	0.565	− 9.378 × 10^–7	0.132	1.00
	Agriculture		− 0.355	0.137	0.016	2.590
	Human settlement		− 0.733	0.137	1.74 × 10^–5	5.345