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Table 1 GLMM results after model selection (backward elimination)

From: Stand maturity affects positively ground-dwelling arthropods in a protected beech forest

Parameter

Covariate

Estimate

Std. error

z-value

p value

N (spiders)

TREE_SIZE

0.003

0.001

2.06

<0.05

BMS (centipedes)

TREE_SIZE

−9.508

4.377

−2.17

<0.05

LUM

−11.709

2.896

−3.83

<0.01

S (ground beetles)

TREE_SIZE

7.768

4.100

1.89

<0.05

H (ground beetles)

TREE_SIZE

5.936

2.715

2.19

<0.05

N (ground beetles)

TREE_SIZE

26.905

7.640

3.52

<0.01

BMS (ground beetles)

WOOD

−124.75

48.55

−2.57

<0.05

  1. Only significant effects in the best fitting models are shown
  2. N abundance, BMS biomass, S species richness, H diversity, LITT mean depth of the litter, WOOD wood debris cover, LUM light conditions at ground level, TREE_SIZE mean tree size; ROCK rock cover)
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Annals of Forest Science

ISSN: 1297-966X