Table 1. Shape parameters defining the estimated beta distributions of salamander removals from the center of the plots.
Shape 1 | Shape 2 | |||||
0.025 | Estimate | 0.975 | 0.025 | Estimate | 0.975 | |
AllRemovals | 0.98 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 1.16 |
2008 | 1.02 | 1.16 | 1.30 | 1.06 | 1.22 | 1.37 |
2009 | 0.95 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 1.14 |
2011 | 0.98 | 1.15 | 1.33 | 0.99 | 1.18 | 1.37 |
Beta [1,1] indicates the density of salamanders removed is uniform with respect to distance from the plot center. The 95% confidence intervals were estimated from 1000 bootstrap iterations. Salamanders were not removed in 2010.