Table 5 Components of the plausible models (delta < 2) after model selection for the general lineal models performed for each landscape metric. Factor code: crop cover (1), forest cover (2), forest increase = FI (3), latitude (4), longitude (5), elevation (6), grassland/shrubland cover (7), crop cover: FI (8), forest cover: FI (9), latitude: FI (10), longitude: FI (11), elevation: FI (12), grassland/shrubland cover: FI (13)

  2/3/9

5

− 5451.56

10,913.19

0.00

0.07

  2/3/5/9

6

− 5451.10

10,914.32

1.13

0.04

  1/2/3/8/9

7

− 5450.27

10,914.69

1.50

0.03

  2/3/4/9

6

− 5451.39

10,914.90

1.71

0.03

  2/3/6/9

6

− 5451.51

10,915.13

1.93

0.03

  2/3/4/5/9/10/11

9

− 5404.00

10,826.24

0.00

0.17

  1/2/3/4/5/9/10/11

10

− 5403.53

10,827.36

1.12

0.10

  1/2/3/4/5/8/9/10/11

11

− 5402.68

10,827.72

1.48

0.08

  2/3/4/5/7/9/10/11

10

− 5403.81

10,827.92

1.68

0.07

Mean patch area

  2/3/5/9

6

− 4741.15

9494.42

0.00

0.07

  2/3/5/9/11

7

− 4740.55

9495.25

0.83

0.05

  1/2/3/5/9

7

− 4740.87

9495.90

1.48

0.03

  1/2/3/5/8/9

8

− 4739.91

9496.00

1.58

0.03

  2/3/5/7/9

7

− 4741.01

9496.16

1.74

0.03

  2/3/4/5/9

7

− 4741.04

9496.23

1.81

0.03

  2/3/5/7/9/13

8

− 4740.07

9496.34

1.92

0.03

  2/3/4/5/6/9/10/11/12

11

− 9742.98

19,512.46

0.00

0.27

  2/3/4/5/6/7/9/10/11/12

12

− 9745.46

19,513.27

0.81

0.18

  1/2/3/4/5/6/9/10/11/12

12

− 9744.88

19,514.19

1.73

0.11

  1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12

14

− 9742.88

19,514.34

1.88

0.11

  1/2/3/4/5/6/7/9/10/12

12

− 4429.17

8882.77

0.00

0.14

  1/2/3/5/6/7/9/12

10

− 4431.64

8883.58

0.80

0.10

  1/2/3/5/6/7/8/9/12

11

− 4431.12

8884.60

1.83

0.06

  1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/12

13

− 4429.10

8884.68

1.91

0.06

  3/5/11

5

− 3963.14

7936.39

0.00

0.04

  1/3/5/11

6

− 3962.37

7936.88

0.50

0.03

  5

3

− 3965.51

7937.06

0.67

0.03

  1/3/4/5/11

7

− 3961.59

7937.38

0.99

0.02

  1/5

4

− 3964.71

7937.50

1.11

0.02

  3/4/5/11

6

− 3962.80

7937.75

1.36

0.02

  2/3/5/11

6

− 3962.89

7937.92

1.54

0.02

  1/4/5

5

− 3964.01

7938.13

1.74

0.02

  3/5/6/11

6

− 3963.06

7938.26

1.87

0.01

  1/3/4/5/7/8

8

− 3062.71

6141.62

0.00

0.05

  1/3/4/5/6/7/8/12

10

− 3060.87

6142.04

0.42

0.04

  1/3/4/5/7/8/10

9

− 3062.22

6142.69

1.07

0.03

  1/2/3/4/5/7/8

9

− 3062.27

6142.78

1.16

0.03

  1/3/4/5/7/8/13

9

− 3062.34

6142.91

1.30

0.03

  1/3/4/5/6/7/8/12/13

11

− 3060.48

6143.32

1.70

0.02

  1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/12

11

− 3060.53

6143.42

1.80

0.02

  1/3/4/5/7/8/11

9

− 3062.60

6143.45

1.83

0.02

  1/3/4/5/6/7/8

9

− 3062.65

6143.55

1.93

0.02

  1/3/4/6/7/8/12

9

− 3062.66

6143.56

1.94

0.02

  1/4/6/7

6

− 191.83

395.77

0.00

0.07

  1/3/4/6/7

7

− 191.51

397.17

1.40

0.03

  1/2/4/6/7

7

− 191.75

397.65

1.89

0.03

  1/3/4/6/7/8

8

− 190.75

397.70

1.93

0.03

  1/4/5/6/7

7

− 191.80

397.74

1.98

0.02