All combinations of network type and complexity measurement which were significantly affected by latitude, were also accompanied by significant environmental models. Hence this supports that the latitudinal complexity gradients, like the LDG, are products of environmental factors. However, given the intricate interacting nature of the factors, it is hard to deduce any general trends for how specific environmental factors and latitude are connected.

Environmental models generally had higher relative importance than geographical models. Which significant factors and their effects varied largely between both network types and complexity measurements. Even if working with similar mutualistic networks, making general models may be misleading depending on context, as the same factor may have opposite effect depending on more specific interaction types, e.g. pollination networks or seed dispersal networks. Interactions between factors were bountiful and important, often explaining unexpected effects of stand-alone factors.