Table 2.
Model selection results relating leopard resource selection during the wet (June–October) and dry (November–May) seasons to predictor variables for leopards tracked with GPS collars in North Bengal, India from 2017 to 2020. State 1 represents resting locations whereas state 2 represents travelling locations.
| Model | AICc | ΔAICc | wi | LL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet Season | ||||
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. Settlement + Dist. Tea plantation | 5625.59 | 0.00 | 0.88 | − 2804.78 |
| Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. Settlement + Dist. Tea plantation | 5630.06 | 4.46 | 0.09 | − 2808.02 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. Tea plantation | 5632.86 | 7.26 | 0.02 | − 2809.42 |
| Dry Season | ||||
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. Tea plantation | 10,726.02 | 0.00 | 0.24 | − 5356.01 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. River + Dist. Tea plantation | 10,726.29 | 0.27 | 0.21 | − 5357.14 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Tea plantation | 10,727.04 | 1.01 | 0.15 | − 5358.51 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. Tea plantation | 10,727.30 | 1.25 | 0.14 | − 5357.63 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. Settlement + Dist. Tea plantation | 10,728.00 | 2.00 | 0.10 | − 5356.01 |
| Wet State 1 | ||||
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. Settlement + Dist. Tea plantation | 3003.88 | 0.00 | 0.82 | − 1493.92 |
| Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. Settlement + Dist. Tea plantation | 3006.88 | 3.00 | 0.18 | − 1496.42 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. road + Dist. river + Dist. Tea plantation | 3018.36 | 14.47 | 0.00 | − 1502.16 |
| Wet State 2 | ||||
| Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. Settlement + Dist. Tea plantation | 4561.68 | 0.00 | 0.35 | − 2273.82 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. Settlement + Dist. Tea plantation | 4562.47 | 0.79 | 0.24 | − 2273.21 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. Tea plantation | 4563.71 | 2.03 | 0.13 | − 2274.84 |
| Dry State 1 | ||||
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. River + Dist. Settlement + Dist. Tea plantation | 5771.16 | 0.00 | 0.24 | − 2878.57 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. River + Dist. Tea plantation | 5772.04 | 0.87 | 0.17 | − 2880.01 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. Settlement + Dist. Tea plantation | 5772.67 | 1.51 | 0.11 | − 2878.32 |
| Dry State 2 | ||||
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. Tea plantation | 8689.26 | 0.00 | 0.34 | − 4338.62 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. Tea plantation | 8689.51 | 0.26 | 0.30 | − 4337.75 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. settlement + Dist. Tea plantation | 8690.91 | 1.66 | 0.15 | − 4338.45 |
| Dist. Forest + Dist. PAs + Dist. Road + Dist. River + Dist. settlement + Dist. Tea plantation | 8691.20 | 1.96 | 0.13 | − 4337.60 |
*Dist.-Distance to.
*PAs- Protected Areas.