Table 5.
Null model and the top five models for nymph abundance
| Model 0 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fixed effect |
Coefficient (Std. Error) |
|||||
| Intercept |
3.29 (0.39)*** |
3.77 (1.14)*** |
3.94 (1.38)** |
1.87 (1.05). |
−13.29 (5.35)* |
−16.28 (5.60)** |
| Level–1 : Sampling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Daily wind speed (7 previous days mean) |
|
−0.33 (0.01)* |
|
|
−0.30 (0.15)* |
|
| Daily relative humidity (sampling day) |
|
|
−0.02 (0.01). |
|
−0.02 (0.01). |
−0.02 (0.01). |
| Daily maximum temperature (sampling day) |
|
|
|
0.03 (0.02). |
|
|
| Level–2 : Site |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Euclidean mean nearest-neighbour distance (ra = 500 m) |
|
−0.02 (0.01)*** |
−0.02 (0.00)*** |
−0.02 (0.01)* |
−0.03 (0.01)*** |
−0.03 (0.01) ** |
| Area-weighted mean forest shape index (r = 1500 m) |
|
1.01 (0.21)*** |
1.10 (0.23)*** |
1.06 (0.22)* |
|
|
| Area-weighted mean patch fractal dimension (r = 1500 m) |
|
|
|
|
18.63 (4.32)*** |
20.50 (4.65). |
|
Random effect |
Variance (Std. Error) |
|||||
| Intercept |
5.46 (0.21) |
1.32 (0.10) |
2.00 (0.13) |
1.73 (0.12) |
1.62 (0.11) |
2.17 (0.13) |
|
AIC |
1433.25 |
1391.81 |
1393.49 |
1393.92 |
1394.68 |
1396.54 |
| ΔAIC | 0 | 41.44 | 39.76 | 39.33 | 38.56 | 36.71 |
a r : Buffer zone radius.
***P < 0.001; **P < 0.01; *P < 0.05; .P < 0.1.