Table 2 Linear mixed effects models testing for temporal changes in the number of fish occupying distinct coral colonies, distinguishing between colonies that were consumed by crown-of-thorns starfish “TR (consumed)” versus survived “TR (survived)”.

From: Size-specific recolonization success by coral-dwelling damselfishes moderates resilience to habitat loss

Effect

Value/offset

SE

df

p

D. aruanus  ~ day × treatment + 1|colony

Intercept

1.75

0.91

422

0.05

Tr (consumed)

− 0.10

0.03

422

 < 0.01

Tr (survived)

0.03

0.03

422

0.21

D. aruanus  ~ day + 1|colony

Intercept

1.36

0.38

424

 < 0.01

Day

− 0.02

0.01

424

0.03

D. reticulatus  ~ day × treatment + 1|colony

Intercept

0.00

1.14

422

1.00

Tr (consumed)

− 0.16

0.04

422

 < 0.01

Tr (survived)

0.02

0.03

422

0.55

D. reticulatus  ~ day + 1|colony

Intercept

2.30

0.50

424

 < 0.01

Day

− 0.05

0.13

424

 < 0.01

P. moluccensis  ~ day × treatment + 1|colony

Intercept

7.20

1.23

422

 < 0.01

Tr (consumed)

− 0.19

0.03

422

 < 0.01

Tr (survived)

0.01

0.03

422

0.91

P. moluccensis  ~ day + 1|colony

Intercept

3.20

0.56

424

 < 0.01

Day

− 0.06

0.01

424

 < 0.01

  1. Separate models were also run to test for overall changes in abundance of fishes regardless of the fate of their original host colonies.