The assessment of climatic, environmental, and socioeconomic aspects of the Brazilian Cerrado

Ecological Processes

Table 2 Correlation analysis (CA) of the variables analyzed for PC1, PC2, and PC3

Variables	KMO	PC1	PC2	PC3
Elevation	0.75	0.49	− 0.42	0.58
Evapotranspiration	0.86	− 0.67	0.10	− 0.37
Active fires	0.84	− 0.68	0.39	− 0.04
HDI	0.82	0.86	0.04	0.02
LULC—cropland/rainfed	0.79	0.50	0.46	0.28
LULC—shrubland	0.57	0.29	− 0.47	− 0.69
Autumn rainfall	0.67	0.79	0.51	0.00
Spring rainfall	0.62	0.56	0.68	− 0.19
Livestock	0.90	0.56	0.13	− 0.23
KMO factor adequacy	Overall MSA = 0.76