Table 1 Relative importance of different interaction properties on recipient population sensitivity to the insecticide treatment (a, I vs. C), the herbicide treatment (b, H vs. C), and the insecticide + herbicide treatment (c, I + H vs. C)

From: Multifaceted effects of variable biotic interactions on population stability in complex interaction webs

(a) I vs. C

 

likelihood ratio χ2

df

P

Mean interaction strength

0.28

1

0.59

Interaction temporal variability

26.78

1

<0.001

Interaction density-dependence (IDD)

0.35

1

0.55

Direction of IDD (negative or positive)

0.03

1

0.86

IDD × direction of IDD

0.41

1

0.52

Recipient function

2.88

2

0.24

(b) H vs. C

 

likelihood ratio χ2

df

P

Mean interaction strength

0.25

1

0.62

Interaction temporal variability

7.62

1

0.01

Interaction density-dependence (IDD)

0.68

1

0.41

Direction of IDD (negative or positive)

0.07

1

0.8

IDD × direction of IDD

1.06

1

0.3

Recipient function

1.23

2

0.54

(c) I + H vs. C

 

likelihood ratio χ2

df

P

Mean interaction strength

0.01

1

0.92

Interaction temporal variability

21.9

1

<0.001

Interaction density-dependence (IDD)

1.61

1

0.21

Direction of IDD (negative or positive)

0.12

1

0.73

IDD × direction of IDD

7.5

1

0.01

Recipient function

9.96

2

0.01

  1. Likelihood ratio tests based on LMMs were conducted. Bold indicates statistical significance.
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