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Table 2 Generalized linear mixed-effects models explaining mite abundance, species richness, and diversity

From: Temperature and precipitation affect seasonal changes in mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata) in decomposing litter of broadleaved and coniferous temperate tree species

Response

Term

Estimate

SE

z

Pr (>|z|)

Abundance

(Intercept)

3.3754

0.2991

11.2860

< 0.0001

Litter origin—Acer platanoides

− 0.2901

0.0532

− 5.4560

< 0.0001

Litter origin—Acer pseudoplatanus

− 0.0332

0.0496

− 0.6700

0.5029

Litter origin—Carpinus betulus

− 0.3230

0.0537

− 6.0170

< 0.0001

Litter origin—Fagus sylvatica

− 0.3640

0.0543

− 6.7000

< 0.0001

Litter origin—Larix decidua

− 0.1960

0.0518

− 3.7840

0.0002

Litter origin—Picea abies

− 0.2153

0.0521

− 4.1350

< 0.0001

Litter origin—Pinus sylvestris

0.0424

0.0476

0.8920

0.3726

Litter origin—Quercus robur

− 0.0332

0.0496

− 0.6700

0.5029

Litter origin—Quercus rubra

− 0.2458

0.0525

− 4.6810

< 0.0001

Litter origin—Tilia cordata

− 0.1741

0.0515

− 3.3830

0.0007

mean temperature of previous month

− 0.0623

0.0154

− 4.0390

0.0001

mean temperature of sampling month

0.0758

0.0195

3.8940

0.0001

Random effect—sampling date

Variance

0.03352

SD

0.1831

Random effect—plot

Variance

0.01097

SD

0.1047

Richness

(Intercept)

1.7711

0.1153

15.3560

< 0.0001

mean temperature of sampling month

0.0208

0.0060

3.4640

< 0.0001

Random effect—sampling date

Variance

0.0000

SD

0.0000

Random effect—plot

Variance

0.0147

SD

0.1213

Shannon

(Intercept)

8.0191

0.7835

10.23

0.00319

Random effect—sampling date

Variance

0.6049

SD

0.7778

Random effect—plot

Variance

1.5447

SD

1.2429