Table 3.

Equivalent BIC selected models (ΔBIC ≤ 2) and associated degrees of freedom (df) generated to predict Typha dry mass.

Equivalent Typha Dry Mass Prediction Models	df	Δ BIC
Response Variable: sqrt [Typha Dry Mass]
Predictor Variables:
log[Ramet Area at 30 cm] + Inflorescence Presence + Leaf Count + Longest Leaf Length + sqrt[Organic Matter Depth]	7	0.00
log[Ramet Area at 30 cm + Inflorescence Presence + Longest Leaf Length + sqrt[Organic Matter Depth]	6	0.18
log[Ramet Area at 30 cm + Inflorescence Presence + sqrt[Organic Matter Depth] + Total Ramet Height	6	0.43
log[Ramet Area at 30 cm] + Inflorescence Presence + Leaf Count + sqrt[Organic Matter Depth] + Total Ramet Height	7	0.56
log[Ramet Area at 30 cm] + (log[Ramet Area at 30 cm])2 + Inflores- cence Presence + Longest Leaf Length + sqrt[Living Typha Cover] + (sqrt Living Typha Cover])2	8	0.88
log[Ramet Area at 30 cm] + (log[Ramet Area at 30 cm])2 + Inflorescence Presence + Longest Leaf Length + sqrt[Organic Matter Depth]	7	1.04
log[Ramet Area at 30 cm + (log[Ramet Area at 30 cm])2 + Inflorescence Presence + sqrt[Organic Matter Depth] + Total Ramet Height	7	1.49
log[Ramet Area at 30 cm] + (log[Ramet Area at 30 cm])2 + Inflores- cence Presence + Total Ramet Height + sqrt Living Typha Cover + (sqrt Living Typha Cover])2	8	1.55
log[Ramet Area at 30 cm + Inflorescence Presence + sqrt[Organic Matter Depth]	5	1.81
log[Ramet Area at 30 cm] + (log[Ramet Area at 30 cm])2 + Inflorescence Presence + Leaf Count + Longest Leaf Length + sqrt Organic Matter Depth]	8	1.98
log[Ramet Area at 30 cm + Inflorescence Presence + Leaf Count + Longest Leaf Length + sqrt Organic Matter Depth + sqrt[Living Typha Cover + (sqrt[Living Typha Cover])2	9	1.98

Variables were transformed (where indicated) and subsequently centered and scaled (variable mean = 0, variance = 1) prior to BIC selection.