Table 2. Model selection for the model explaining variation in abundance of ticks as a function of landscape characteristics in Møre & Romsdal for 2011 and 2012.

Altitude	(Altitude)2	Distance to fjord	log(distance)	Slope	Distance to coast	Year	Altitude:Year	AIC	ΔAIC
x								3944.0	43.4
		x						3910.2	9.6
			x					3945.5	44.9
				x				3954.6	54.0
					x			3927.8	27.2
						x		3951.7	51.1
x		x						3909.4	8.8
		x				x		3908.4	7.8
		x						3910.2	9.6
		x		x				3910.9	10.3
		x			x			3909.8	9.2
x		x				x		3907.6	7.0
		x		x		x		3908.9	8.3
		x			x	x		3908.1	7.5
x		x		x		x		3905.7	5.1
		x			x	x		3908.2	7.6
x	x	x				x		3909.0	8.4
x		x		x	x	x		3905.8	5.2
x	x	x		x		x		3906.9	6.3
x	x	x		x	x	x		3907.2	6.6
x		x		x		x	x	3900.6	0
x	x	x		x		x	x	3901.8	1.2
x	x	x		x	x	x	x	3902.1	1.5
x		x		x	x	x	x	3900.7	0.1

The best model (ΔAIC = 0) is presented in bold fonts. x = term included in model.