Extended Data Fig. 2: How the effect of PAs on range and abundance dynamics using a matched analysis varies with ecological traits. | Nature Ecology & Evolution

Extended Data Fig. 2: How the effect of PAs on range and abundance dynamics using a matched analysis varies with ecological traits.

From: Rare and declining bird species benefit most from designating protected areas for conservation in the UK

Extended Data Fig. 2

The extent to which the relationship between range (closed) and abundance (open) population measures and PA extent varies depending on species traits, from a phylogenetically-weighted regression carried out using an MCMCglmm. The mean estimates (± 95% confidence limits) are, respectively, occurrence (closed circles, n = 174), colonisation (closed triangles, n = 173), persistence (closed diamonds, n = 122), mean abundance (open circles, n = 133) and abundance trend (open triangles, n = 133). Mass, population size and population change are log-transformed values of mass, population size and population change. SSI and STI are the Species Specialisation and Temperature Indices. The final seven traits refer to the habitat in which species are most commonly found (Suppl File 1).

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