Table 1.

Correlated variables within multi-model averages showing category of variables, number of models they appear in, their effects on coral cover with their estimates, standard error, credible intervals and significance at α = 0.05 (*: significant, #: variable significant but not for all levels within variable).

Variables in coral model (No. of inclusions / total no. of variables)		Effect	Estimate	Adj SE	2.5% CI	97.5% CI	p-value
Temperature
baa_max	1/2	−	−0.00592	0.00138	−0.00864	−0.00321	1.87e-05*
Nutrient
npp_max	2/2	+	0.0852	0.0142	0.0574	0.113	<2e-16*
npp_sd	2/2	−	−0.0799	0.0142	−0.108	−0.0521	<2e-16*
Anthropogenic
Locality	2/2	±					#
pop_est_100km	2/2	−	−0.0392	0.00634	−0.0517	−0.0268	<2e-16*
Miscellaneous
Depth	2/2	−	−0.00847	0.000708	−0.00986	−0.00708	<2e-16*
reef_area_100km	1/2	−	−0.0316	0.00821	−0.0477	−0.0155	0.000118*

Please bold “Temperature”, “Nutrient”, “Anthropogenic” and “Miscellaneous” section headers within the table.