Table 2. Results of statistical analyses of the effect of sediment loads on seagrass extent in Moreton Bay, Australia.
| Time-scale | Metric | Results of statistical analysis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thresh | Intercept | Sediment | Sediment2 | F | DF | p | ||
| Annual | sens = spec | 0.11 | 3.95E+04 | 1.44E-03 | -9.46E-09 | 2115 | 2,10 | <0.01 |
| kappa | 0.22 | 2.36E+04 | -5.66E-09 | NA | 2848 | 2,11 | <0.01 | |
| maxPC | 0.44 | 6.43E+03 | -1.50E-03 | -5.02E-10 | 1162 | 2,10 | <0.01 | |
| default | 0.50 | 3.80E+03 | -8.46E-04 | -3.28E-10 | 1145 | 2,10 | <0.01 | |
| Monthly | sens = spec | 0.11 | 3.96E+04 | 3.63E-03 | -1.40E-07 | 6372 | 2,159 | <0.01 |
| kappa | 0.22 | 2.36E+04 | -3.46E-03 | -7.99E-08 | 3825 | 2,159 | <0.01 | |
| maxPC | 0.44 | 6.41E+03 | -1.03E-02 | -3.90E-09 | 4092 | 2,159 | <0.01 | |
| default | 0.50 | 3.80E+03 | -5.88E-03 | -2.68E-09 | 3354 | 2,159 | <0.01 | |
Best model fits for models describing the effect of sediment loads from catchments on the extent of habitat suitable for seagrass. Bold text indicates the main result, with other rows indicting results from sensitivity analyses.