Note: The table only shows the climate factors with significant relationship, and the blank element is meaningless.
Abbreviations: no significant factors (Nsf ), perennial rhizome grass (PR), perennial bunchgrasses (PB), perennial forbs (PF), shrubs and semi-shrubs (SS), and annuals and biennials (AB), accumulated precipitation in March (P3), accumulated precipitation in April (P4), accumulated precipitation in May (P5), accumulated precipitation in July (P7), accumulated precipitation in September (P9), accumulated precipitation from January to June (P1-6), accumulated precipitation from January to September (P1-9), accumulated precipitation from April to June (P4-6), accumulated precipitation from May to June (P5-6), accumulated precipitation from May to July (P5-7), accumulated precipitation from May to September (P5-9), accumulated precipitation from July to September (P7-9), accumulated precipitation from August to September (P8-9), mean temperature in March (T3), mean temperature in July (T7), mean temperature in August (T8), mean temperature from April to August (T4-8), mean temperature from May to September (T5-9), mean temperature from June to August (T6-8), mean temperature from August to September (T8-9).