Table 5.
Parameter estimates—host-seeking tick density model *.
| Parameter | Coefficient | Standard Error | Wald Statistics | Lower Conf. Limit (95%) | Upper Conf. Limit (95%) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 5.9739 | 0.1178 | 50.7313 | 5.7429 | 6.2045 | <0.001 |
| LST Seasonal Mean | 0.0199 | 0.0039 | 5.0860 | 0.0122 | 0.0276 | <0.001 |
| Altitude | −0.0008 | 0.0001 | −9.5683 | −0.0009 | −0.0006 | <0.001 |
| Proportion Southwards | −0.4925 | 0.0208 | −23.6768 | −0.5333 | −0.4518 | <0.001 |
| NDVI August | −1.0467 | 0.0601 | −17.4058 | −1.1641 | −0.9284 | <0.001 |
| Period—Spring | 0.3935 | 0.0144 | 27.2851 | 0.3652 | 0.4218 | <0.001 |
| Period—Summer | 0.0968 | 0.0154 | 6.2837 | 0.0666 | 0.1269 | <0.001 |
* LST—land surface temperature, NDVI August—normalized difference vegetation index recorded in August. Seasonal mean LST values were calculated for the time period of May–September. Proportions of area of a particular character (area of south–facing slopes) were calculated from the total area of the pixel of sampling site and eight surrounding pixels, pixel size—250 m.