Climatic conditions of the Botanical Gardens and results from the principal component analysis (PCA).

Climate variables are arranged according to their loadings on the first PCA axis. Botanical gardens included in this study are sorted according to their scores of the first PCA axis. Scores and loadings of the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) are shown in italics. The three variables with highest absolute loadings per PCA axis are shown in bold letters. Botanical garden abbreviation: BN – Bonn, BS – Braunschweig, FRA – Frankfurt am Main, HAL – Halle (Saale), JEN – Jena Isserstedt, MAI – Mainz, MUE – Münster, OSN – Osnabrück, POT – Potsdam.Climatic conditions of the Botanical Gardens and results from the principal component analysis (PCA).