Table 3.

Significant regression models for part 2 of the analyses: understand how macro-parasites are influenced by associated with host community dynamics. Levels of significance are indicated with * (*** p-value <0.001; ** p-value <0.01; * p-value <0.05).

Response	Explanatory	Estimate	Std. Error	z-value	p-value
Tick burden (negative binomial model) with genera as random effect
	Rodent Shannon diversity index	0.796	0.177	4.51	<0.001***
	Predator Shannon diversity index	−0.483	0.163	−2.96	0.00308 **
Tick burden (negative binomial model) with genera as random effect
	Mean temperature	0.645	0.190	3.41	<0.001***
Tick burden (negative binomial model) with genera as random effect
	Max vapor pressure deficit	0.111	0.0490	2.26	0.0238 *
Borrelia spp. infection (binomial model) for N. fuscipes only
	Rodent Shannon diversity index	−1.157	0.600	−2.07	0.0388 *
	Predator Shannon diversity index	0.530	0.485	1.09	0.275