Dataset: plant_diverse_island.csv Source: R.T. McMaster (2005). "Factors Influencing Vascular Plant Diversity on 22 Islands off the Coast of Eastern North America," Journal of Biogeoghraphy, Vol. 32, #3, pp. 475-492. Description: Factors relating to native and non-native species richness on 22 islands. Models used ln(*) for the native and non-native richness responses. Variables/Names Island Total plant species richness (tot.rich) Native plant species richness (ntv.rich) Non-native plant species richness (nonntv.rich) Percent non-native species (pct.nonntv) area in hectares (area) latitude in degrees North Lat (latitude) elevation in meters above sea level (elev) distance from maimland in km (dist.mnland) distance from nearest island in km (dist.island) number of soil types (soil.types) years since isolation (years.isol) years since deglaciation (years.deglac) human population (human.pop) human population density per hectare (human.dens)