Table 2 Mixed-effects model summaries for Scytothalia performance metrics in response to thermal-stress anomalies and maximum temperatures.

From: Central and rear-edge populations can be equally vulnerable to warming

Fixed effects

Random effects

Response variable

Effect

coef.

s.e.m.

t -value

P -value

AIC

Spatial scale (no. observations)

Within group variance

Growth (all seasons)

Stress anomaly

−4.65

1.13

−4.09

<0.001

2,454.53

Time|location (3)

<0.001

       

Time|site/location (9)

<0.001

       

Residual

3.33

 

Max temp

−4.51

1.27

−3.53

<0.001

2,458.29

Time|location (3)

<0.001

       

Time|site/location (9)

<0.001

       

Residual

3.36

Growth (summer)

Stress anomaly

−16.41

5.94

−2.76

0.024

97.07

Location (3)

5.11

       

Residual

16.10

 

Max temp

0.12

10.37

0.012

0.992

102.00

Location (3)

3.98

       

Residual

21.58

Reproductive development

Stress anomaly

−0.31

0.05

−5.86

<0.001

5.63

Location (3)

0.16

       

Residual

0.16

 

Max temp

0.09

0.20

0.45

0.729

19.31

Location (3)

0.11

       

Residual

0.31

Tissue health

Stress anomaly

−29.14

3.85

−7.55

<0.001

116.17

Location (3)

9.03

       

Residual

11.57

 

Max temp

−19.92

14.43

−1.38

0.399

134.48

Location (3)

0.003

       

Residual

26.94

  1. AIC, Akaikes information criterion.
  2. Bold rows indicate the best fit model (based on lowest AIC) between the two temperature metrics, for each of the three performance indices. Growth location was used as a random grouping variable.