Table 3 in Macroinvertebrate and vertebrate fauna of temporary pools, Hudson River Valley, New York, USA

Table 3. Most important independent (environmental) variables, from greatest to least importance left to right, in random forest regression for all samples combined (both years, both periods combined). Cond. = Conductivity. TaxonFirstSecondThirdFourthFifthSixthSeventhAll taxaK −Si +Na −Cond. +Shrub cover + Volume + Tree cover +GastropodaSi +Volume +Cond. +K −Tree cover −Na +Time +All MolluscaCond. +Na +Time +Cu −K −Mn −Fe −CrustaceaSi −Volume +K −Fe +Cond. −Time +Tree cover −HeteropteraVolume +K −Shrub cover +Fe +Na +P +Si +ColeopteraK +Tree cover −Cu −Herb cover +Cond. −Time +Fe −CulicidaeTree cover +Fe +Cond. +Shrub cover +Mn +P −K +All DipteraShrub cover +Yearday −Tree cover +Si +Cond. −Mn +Fe −