Table 2. Top occurrence models for brown bear, gray wolf and Eurasian lynx.
Variable codes listed under Model description are provided in Table 1.
| Species | Model description | K | AIC | ΔAIC | wi | Dev. | % Dev. Expl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear | mixedbmn+conifbmn+ natrdbmn+natrdbmn2+ courdbmn+courdbmn2+ comrdbmn+ comrdbmn2+ pastbmn+pastbmn2+ agricbmn+agricbmn2+ artifbmn | 14 | 901.08 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 873.1 | 62.7 |
| Wolf | brdlfwmn+conifwmn+ natrdwmn+ natrdwmn2+ courdwmn+courdwmn2+ comrdwmn+ comrdwmn2+ pastwmn+pastwmn2+ artifwmn+ Striwmn+triwmn2 | 14 | 1,077.1 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 1,049 | 62.4 |
| Lynx | mixedlmn+coniflmn+ natrdlmn+natrdlmn2+ courdlmn+courdlmn2+ comrdlmn+comrdlmn2+ pastlmn+pastlmn2+ agriclmn+ agriclmn2+artiflmn | 14 | 692.9 | 0.0 | 0.99 | 664.9 | 72.2 |
Notes.
- K
- number of parameters
- AIC
- Akaike’s Information Criterion
- ΔAIC
- difference in AIC between a given model and the model with the lowest AIC value in the respective model set
- wi
- Akaike weight
- Dev.
- Residual Deviance
- % Dev. Expl.
- Percentage Deviance Explained