Statistical Analysis
A one-way and two-way between subjects Analysis of Variance was used to conducted to compare 1961-1990 Climate Normals for Mean Annual Temperature (MAT) and Precipitation (MAP) associated with ground plot for four Subzone types (Arctic Tundra Dwarf Shrub - Lowland, Montane, Alpine and Arctic Tundra Low Shrub) in the study area.
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Post hoc comparisons using the Tukey Honest Significant Difference (HSD) test were employed to assess within and between mean scores for MAT and MAP. All analysis was carried out in the R-statistical package (R Core Team, 2013). Histograms of residuals from the ANOVA model were visually analyzed for adherence to a normal distribution. Alpha is equal to 0.05 in all statistical tests.
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