Table 7.
AIC values for candidate models
| Scale 1 candidate models | AIC | Scale 2 candidate models | AIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| FH and ALT and SL and WAT* | 18661.30 | FH and ALT and SL and WAT | 17722.50 |
| BH and ALT and SL and WAT | 19932.58 | BH and ALT and SL and WAT | 18273.88 |
| ALT and SL and WAT | 19994.88 | ALT and SL and WAT | 18306.76 |
| FH and ALT and SL | 20115.03 | WAT | 18550.09 |
| WAT | 20186.56 | FH and ALT and SL | 18898.74 |
| FH and ALT | 20294.06 | FH and ALT | 19209.22 |
| FH and SL | 20815.91 | BH and ALT and SL | 19437.55 |
| FH | 20887.12 | FH and SL | 19473.10 |
| BH and ALT and SL | 21372.21 | ALT and SL | 19506.23 |
| BH and ALT | 21601.21 | FH | 19520.14 |
| ALT and SL | 21784.91 | BH and ALT | 19768.53 |
| BH and SL | 21885.26 | ALT | 19816.75 |
| BH | 21920.86 | BH and SL | 19852.92 |
| ALT | 22063.51 | ALT:SL (interaction term) | 19914.12 |
| ALT:SL (interaction term) | 22071.54 | BH | 19932.16 |
Akaike Information Criteria (AIC) values of all candidate models, sorted in ascending order for both spatial scales. Bold AIC values indicate the final models selected for each scale.
* ALT = Altitude; BH = Broad habitat; FH = Fine habitat; SL = Slope; WAT = Distance to water