Table 3. Model selection results for parameters evaluating how population density of wild pigs is influenced by biotic and abiotic factors.
Potential Evapotranspiration | Large Carnivore | Precipitation Wet Season | Unvegetated | Agriculture | Precipitation Dry Season | Forest | |
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Variable Importance Values | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.25 |
Parameter Estimate (Standard Error) | m: 0.443 (0.056) q: −0.226 (0.046) | −0.243 (0.043) | 0.233 (0.055) | −0.203 (0.061) | m: 0.236 (0.076)q: −0.118 (0.038) | 0.100 (0.050) | −0.001 (0.029) |
Variable importance values sum model weights across the entire data set for each variable. Unconditional model-averaged parameter estimates with associated standard errors are based on standardized values. Potential Evapotranspiration and Agriculture include both main effect (m) and quadratic (q) terms, whereas all other covariates report linear relationships.