Fig. 4

Relationship between climate variables and local species richness of woody plants in forest ecosystems within the mediterranean region of Chile (tendency curves are shown only for significant relationships from single or stepwise regressions) ((MTS: Maximal Temperature of January (Summer) (a), MTW: Minimal Temperature of July (Winter) (b), PP: Mean Annual Precipitation (c), RMW: Relative Moisture of July (winter) (d), RMS: Relative Moisture of January (summer) (e))