Table 2.
Best performing negative binomial models of each size with selected models in bold. See Table S2 for detailed descriptions of variables
| Negative Binomial | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | AIC | RMSLE | SE | |
| Sandgate | Abundance ~ AVGtmn_1mo | 217.63 | 3.58 | 0.73 |
| Abundance ~ ANOMtmn_18mo + AVGtmn_1mo | 207.85 | 3.74 | 1.13 | |
| Abundance ~ ECARR + EWDI1_15mo + ANOMtmn_18mo | 204.34 | 2.49 | 0.51 | |
| Abundance ˜ ECARR_6mo + MSI_15mo + ANOMtmn_12mo + ANOMtmn_18mo | 202.50 | 5.17 | 3.20 | |
| Abundance ~ ECBRR_9mo + EWDI1_15mo + NDVI_9mo + ANOMtmn_18mo + AVGtmx_1mo_3mo | 200.31 | 1.82 | 0.90 | |
| Lowood | Abundance ~ EWDI1_18mo | 269.01 | 0.59 | 0.34 |
| Abundance ~ ECARR + ECBRR_18mo | 250.04 | 0.51 | 0.26 | |
| Abundance ~ ECBRR + EWDI1_18mo + EWDI2_3mo | 239.96 | 0.47 | 0.15 | |
| Abundance ˜ ECBRR + EWDI1_18mo + NDVI_3mo + ANOMtmx_9mo | 230.72 | 0.42 | 0.14 | |
| Abundance ~ ECARR + ECBRR_18mo + EWDI1_12mo + EWDI2_3mo + NDVI_18mo | 222.90 | 0.36 | 0.08 | |
| Canungra | Abundance ~ AVGtmx_1mo | 357.85 | 0.83 | 0.23 |
| Abundance ~ ANOMtmn_18mo + AVGtmx_1mo | 349.68 | 0.75 | 0.25 | |
| Abundance ˜ ANOMtmn_18mo + AVGtmn_1mo_9mo + AVGtmx_1mo_3mo | 342.92 | 0.71 | 0.24 | |
| Abundance ~ EWDI1_6mo + AVGtmx_1mo_3mo + PREC_3mo + PREC_15mo | 332.89 | 0.91 | 0.27 | |
| Abundance ~ EWDI1_6mo + ANOMtmx_18mo + AVGtmx_1mo_3mo + PREC_3mo + PREC_18mo | 319.73 | 0.57 | 0.16 | |