Fig. 3: Partial dependence plots to show the effect of the degree of habitat fragmentation, the degree of patch isolation, and the matrix condition on extinction risk transitions in terrestrial mammals.
From: Matrix condition mediates the effects of habitat fragmentation on species extinction risk
The plots show the probability of high-risk transitions as a function of a the degree of fragmentation, b the degree of patch isolation, and c the extent of high human footprint values within the matrix. Solid red lines and shading represent fitted LOESS curves and 95% credible intervals for the relationships between the probability of high-risk transitions and each explanatory variable. As partial dependence plots for Boolean response variables mirror each other, the probability of low-risk transitions as a function of these variables are not depicted in the figure. Values of the degree of fragmentation and the degree of patch isolation were ln-transformed for visual purposes. The degree of fragmentation was inverse-coded so high values represent high degrees of fragmentation. High values of the degree of patch isolation represent high degrees of isolation between patches of suitable habitat. The description of each variable is given in Table 1. High levels of the human footprint (HFP) included values of 3 or above. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
