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. 2013 Aug 13;8(8):e71406. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071406

Table 3. Species model results showing the best transformation (L = linear; Q = quadratic) and the sign of the coefficient for significant habitat variables, bolded oceanographic variables included interactions with year (n = 2336).

Variable western gull common murre Cassin’s auklet Rhinoceros auklet Brandt’s cormorant
Model Fitting
SST Q (−) ** Q(−) *
SSS L (+) *** L (+)*
SSF Q (+)** Q (+)* L ()**
Dist_land Q ()***
Dist_200m Q()*** L (+)*** Q ()*** L ()*** L (+)***
Dist_SEFI L ()** Q (+)*** Q(+)*** L (+)* L ()***
NPGO Q (+)*** L ()***
PDO Q (+)***
SOI Q (+)*** L (+)***
UI_value L ()*
Cloud L ()* L ()**
Sea state L (+)** L (+)**
Time of day L (+)* L ()**
Model X2 (df) 70.7 (13) 1017.4(29) 397.8 (25) 311.5 (15) 336.9(20)
Model P <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
Vuong test for zero inflation 0.02 0.06 0.00 0.04
Model Validation
Model F (1, 2334) 5.52 20.18 35.37 107.22 4.52
Model P 0.0189 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0336
*

 = p-value <0.05

**

 = p-value <0.01

***

 = p-value <0.0001.