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. 2016 Dec 16;11(12):e0168717. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168717

Table 2. Model-averaged parameter estimates.

The Generalized Linear Mixed Models were fitted with binomial errors. Predictor variables are ordered according to importance scores (see Materials and Methods).

Predictor variables β 95% CI lower 95% CI upper P-value IMP AUC
Brown booby
    Wave height 0.49 0.01 0.98 0.04 0.82 0.87
    Distance from breeding islands -0.98 -1.68 -0.28 < 0.01 0.82
    Surveyed distance -0.32 -1.19 0.15 0.39 0.47
    Wind direction -0.09 -0.62 0.13 0.60 0.37
    Sea surface temperature 0.05 -0.31 0.70 0.76 0.32
Magnificent frigatebird
    Distance from breeding islands -1.42 -2.37 -0.46 < 0.01 0.99 0.89
    Onshore wind frequency -0.63 -1.06 -0.21 < 0.01 0.77
    Oil spills -1.45 -5.20 1.50 0.39 0.77
    River outflow -2.03 -16.16 6.68 0.65 0.64
    Surveyed distance 0.03 -1.03 1.20 0.93 0.27
Kelp gull
    Distance from breeding islands -5.53 -9.25 -1.81 < 0.01 1.00 0.94
    Surveyed distance 2.78 0.66 4.90 0.01 0.92
    Chlorophyll-a -1.36 -2.39 -0.31 0.01 0.90
    Sea surface temperature -0.68 -1.31 -4.61 0.03 0.71
    Wave period 0.10 -0.23 0.76 0.61 0.4
Cabot's tern
    Distance from breeding islands -0.83 -1.35 -0.30 < 0.01 1.00 0.84
    Surveyed distance 0.80 0.36 1.24 < 0.01 0.99
    River outflow 0.59 0.21 0.97 < 0.01 0.96
    Non-breeding period -1.39 -2.67 -0.10 0.03 0.91
    Oil spills 0.34 0.09 0.60 < 0.01 0.75
    Wave height -0.49 -0.93 -0.05 0.03 0.63
    Chlorophyll-a 0.14 -0.15 0.75 0.52 0.56
    V current -0.13 -0.92 0.08 0.58 0.55
    Sea surface temperature -0.36 -2.84 -1.64 0.18 0.40
    Wind speed -0.17 -0.84 0.20 0.49 0.40
    Non-breeding period * dbi -0.10 -1.20 1.00 0.86 -

β = parameter estimates for slopes (coefficients); CI = Confidence interval; IMP = variable importance (the sum of the Akaike weights for each variable in a set of models randomly generated from the full model); AUC = area under ROC curve; dbi = distance from breeding islands.