Table 1 Summary of the results of mixed linear models applied to test the effects of multiple predictor variables on different measures of community composition grouped by region as a random factor.

From: Caves as wildlife refuges in degraded landscapes in the Brazilian Amazon

 

Response

Random effects

Fixed effects

Variance

SD

Predictor

Estimate

SE

z

P

All taxa

Jaccard

1.62

1.27

Mining

90.02

13.74

6.55

 < 0.0001

Pasture

− 17.24

8.63

− 1.99

0.04

PW

− 0.53

0.11

− 4.81

 < 0.0001

WR

− 0.34

0.10

− 3.28

0.001

Veg

− 2.65

0.19

− 13.72

 < 0.0001

Det

0.29

0.09

3.05

0.002

Guano

− 0.34

0.09

− 3.80

0.0001

Order turnover

0.26

0.50

Mining

52.92

9.80

5.39

 < 0.0001

Bats

0.39

0.14

2.85

0.004

WR

− 0.19

0.08

− 2.28

0.02

Veg

− 0.47

0.11

− 4.18

 < 0.0001

RB

0.51

0.24

2.10

0.03

Gamma-diversity

0.30

0.54

Mining

53.54

9.68

5.53

 < 0.0001

Bats

0.37

0.14

2.73

0.006

WR

− 0.20

0.08

− 2.37

0.01

Veg

− 0.54

0.11

− 4.88

 < 0.0001

RB

0.49

0.24

2.08

0.03

Troglo

Jaccard

2.31

1.52

Slope

0.30

0.07

4.11

 < 0.0001

Bats

− 0.98

0.22

− 4.42

 < 0.0001

Order turnover

0.12

0.65

PW

0.38

0.11

3.36

0.0007

Guano

0.30

0.09

3.25

0.001

Carcass

− 0.29

0.15

− 1.89

0.05

Gamma-diversity

0.43

0.66

PW

0.37

0.11

3.24

0.001

Guano

0.30

0.09

3.24

0.001

Carcass

− 0.31

0.15

− 1.98

0.04

  1. Only predictor variables that have had significant effects are shown.
  2. SD standard deviation, SE standard error, PW percolating water, WR water reservoir, Veg vegetation, Det plant detritus, RB regurgitation balls, Troglo troglobionts.
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