Table 3 Comparison of climate between andean and coastal ranges (*indicates significant differences by ANOVA with P < 0.05) (Names of climatic variables are in Table 2)
Climate variable | Andes (N = 9) | Coast (N = 9) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean | Standard error | Mean | Standard error |
MTS (°C) | 25.9 | 0.9 | 25.3 | 1.0 |
MTW (°C)* | 3.3 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
PP (mm) | 807.4 | 100.8 | 579.8 | 53.2 |
RMS (%)* | 56.2 | 1.7 | 69.3 | 2.9 |
RMW (%)* | 76.0 | 3.1 | 84.1 | 2.2 |