Table 3. Variables selected in the final models for capercaillie (CC), hazel grouse (HG) three-toed woodpecker (TTW) and pygmy owl (PO).

Category	Variable	CC	HG	TTW	PO
Climate	TEMPW	−−−	−−−	−−−	−−−
	TEMPW∧2	−	−	−	−−−
	PRECS	+++	++	+++	+++
	PRECW		n.s.		+++
Landscape	EAST	++			+
	SLOPE	n.s.			−
	SOLAR		+++
	WETSOIL	++		+++	+++
	INTENSIVE		−−	−−−	++
	FEDGEOUT	−−−
	FEDGEIN	n.s.
	ROADDENS	−−−	n.s.		−−−
	SETTLEDIST	+	n.s.		+++
Vegetation	CHEIGHT4	+++	+	+++	+++
	CHEIGHT4∧2	−−−
	GAPINDEX	+++
	CHH	−−−
	ED134				+++
	STANDSTRU 2			−−
	STANDSTRU 3			−−
	GVDIS (2: patchy)	n.s.	+
	GVDIS (3: clumped)	n.s.	n.s.
	SHRUBCOV			−
	GVCOV				+
	BEE	−−−
	BEE∧2	++
	SPR			+++
	SPR∧2			+++
	PIN			+++
	RESTREE		+	+
	HERB	n.s.	++
	FERN		n.s.
	VAC	++	+++
	STANDDEAD			++
	HSTUMP	−−		−−
	ROW	n.s.	n.s.
	BBTREE		+		++
	E1	n.s.
	E2		−

The signs indicate a positive (+) or negative (−) correlation with species presence, their number specifies the significance level (+++/−−− p<0.001, ++/−− p<0.01, +/− p<0.05). For variable codes see Table 2, for detailed results see Table S3.