Table 2. Best fit univariate term among competing variables in the Northwest Great Plains (NWGP) and Wyoming Basin (WYB), and coefficient estimate.
Asterisks denote correlated variables removed from multivariate RSF models.
| Variable | NWGP | WYB |
|---|---|---|
| ag | 5km (-0.28) | 200m (-0.41) |
| cliff | 200m (0.25) | 200m (0.60) |
| ndvi | 5km 2 (-0.59, 0.06) | 1km 2 (0.01, -0.18)* |
| treed | 5km (-0.72) | 5km (-0.16)* |
| flat/open | 200m (0.24) | 200m (-0.34)* |
| sloped | 5km (0.16) | 1km (0.29) |
| steep | 200m (0.18)* | 200m (0.41)* |
| herb | 5kmm,sd (-0.11, -0.36)* | 5kmm,sd (-0.30, -0.13) |
| sage | 5kmm,sd (0.23, -0.47) | 5kmm,sd (0.08, -0.17) |
| shrh | 5kmm,sd (-0.15, -0.56)* | 5kmm,sd (0.08–0.12)* |
| shrb | 5kmm,sd (-0.05, -0.17)* | 5kmm (-0.18) |
| sg lek count | lag (0.29) | cur (0.14) |
| sg malecount | lag (0.25)* | lag (-0.06)* |
| tmin | cur 2 (0.21, -0.19) | cur 2 (0.19, -0.15) |
| tmax | cur 2 (0.14, -0.10)* | cur 2 (0.16, -0.16)* |
| ppt | lag 2 (-0.08, -0.15) | cur 2 (-0.10, -0.06) |
| elev | (-0.49, -0.18) | (-0.06, -0.18) |
m—mean;
sd-standard deviation;
2-quadratic term;
cur—current year; lag– 1 year lagged
* Correlated variable removed for inclusion in multivariate model