Table 1.
Generalized linear models (Poisson errors) of mammal occurrence against percent cover of habitat types in the surrounding landscape. Habitat was measured at 20 different spatial scales; the best-supported model (highest AIC weight) among 20 models is shown for each species
| Species common name | n* | Mass (g)** | Characteristic scale | Null deviance | df | Residual deviance | df |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougar | 8 | 66,508 | 250 | 43.29 | 65 | 24.72 | 62 |
| Wolf | 8 | 43,205 | 3,000 | 38.64 | 65 | 18.01 | 61 |
| Flying squirrel | 9 | 105 | 4,500 | 50.28 | 65 | 38.10 | 63 |
| Coyote | 11 | 14,061 | 4,250 | 55.54 | 65 | 34.61 | 63 |
| Lynx | 15 | 10,149 | 1,250 | 66.82 | 65 | 47.94 | 62 |
| Ermine | 17 | 81 | 5,000 | 97.47 | 65 | 63.54 | 63 |
| Hare | 19 | 1,497 | 5,000 | 72.54 | 65 | 58.78 | 62 |
| Fox | 21 | 5,193 | 250 | 77.72 | 65 | 63.56 | 62 |
| Red squirrel | 39 | 191 | 2,000 | 77.80 | 65 | 58.31 | 63 |
| Fisher | 48 | 3,118 | 500 | 188.92 | 119 | 147.88 | 115 |
| Wolverine | 48 | 12,303 | 5,000 | 183.58 | 119 | 104.94 | 116 |
| Marten | 62 | 839 | 4,500 | 164.75 | 119 | 118.26 | 115 |
*
n = number of sites at which the species was detected.
**
Masses are rounded from Holling (1992).