Table 3. Effect of ecosystem plant species richness, socioeconomic, environmental, geographical, and methodological factors on plant use richness among 40 Ecuadorian localities.



Parameter	All communities n=40	Category 2 communities n=21

Model R-sq.	0.67**	0.43*
Intercept	0.12	0.74
Ecosystem plant species richness	0.0016*	0.0029*
PC 1: Infrastructure development and population density	-0.00027	-0.012
PC 2: Natural habitat conservation	0.038	-0.0063
PC 3: Remoteness of the community	0.039	0.076
Study category	0.46**	N/A

Significance levels: p<0.05, *<0.001.