Table 2. Model (binomial GLMM) on nest predation risk during the incubation (n = 923) and nestling period (n = 839) in relation to different habitat structures.
Fixed effects | estimate | se | z-value | p-value |
Incubation period | ||||
Intercept | 1.712 | 0.496 | 3.4 | 0.0005 |
Woodland distance | −0.009 | 0.005 | 1.7 | 0.092 |
Crop distance | −0.017 | 0.006 | 2.9 | 0.004 |
House distance | 0.005 | 0.005 | −0.9 | 0.323 |
Road distance | −0.002 | 0.004 | 0.4 | 0.718 |
FLH | −1.248 | 0.523 | 2.4 | 0.011 |
FLH * woodland distance | 0.019 | 0.008 | −2.3 | 0.023 |
FLH * crop distance | 0.020 | 0.008 | −2.5 | 0.013 |
Nestling period | ||||
Intercept | 2.417 | 0.457 | 5.3 | <0.0001 |
Woodland distance | −0.002 | 0.004 | 0.5 | 0.61 |
Crop distance | −0.003 | 0.004 | 0.7 | 0.46 |
House distance | 0.004 | 0.005 | −0.9 | 0.36 |
Road distance | 0.003 | 0.004 | −0.7 | 0.46 |
FLH | 0.502 | 0.235 | −2.1 | 0.03 |
Habitat structures = distance from the nest to woodland or crop edge, and field layer height (FLH) around the nest site (tall or short; reference category = short). Year and territory identity were included as crossed random effects (Incubation: variance year = 0.14, territory = <0.0001; Nestling: variance year = 0.31, territory = 0.38). Dropped non-significant interaction terms incubation stage model: FLH*house distance p = 0.85; FLH*road distance p = 0.44. Dropped non-significant interaction terms nestling stage model: FLH*woodland distance p = 0.65; FLH*crop distance p = 0.35; FLH*house distance p = 0.13; FLH*road distance p = 0.55.