Table 3. Significant parameters in the regression model using Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) occurrence and data from wild-occurring amphibians having precise locations in the global Bd database (N = 3,733 locations).
Parameter | Coefficient | SE | P value |
Intercept | 1.186 | 0.262 | –– |
Enigmatic Declines | 0.141 | 0.028 | <0.001 |
Temperature Range | −0.089 | 0.017 | <0.001 |
Average Annual Precipitation | −0.0005 | 0.000 | <0.001 |
Biome | –– | –– | <0.001 |
Tundra (included in intercept) | –– | –– | |
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands | 1.929 | 0.366 | |
Mediterranean Forest, Woodlands & Scrub | −0.598 | 0.126 | |
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests | −0.346 | 0.406 | |
Boreal Forests/Taiga | −0.649 | 0.340 | |
Mangroves | 0.251 | 0.773 | |
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands | 0.471 | 0.186 | |
Flooded Grasslands & Savannas | 0.323 | 0.576 | |
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests | 0.397 | 0.122 | |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands | −0.346 | 0.172 | |
Temperate Coniferous Forests | 0.229 | 0.124 | |
Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands | −0.582 | 0.198 | |
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests | 0.224 | 0.172 | |
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests | 0.503 | 0.278 |
Individual biome coefficients represent additive shifts in the Bd-occurrence odds ratio, whereas other coefficients represent multiplicative changes in odds of detecting Bd. Logistic regression with likelihood ratio test statistic (Chi2) was used.