Table 3 Summary of single-species occupancy models run on the complete data set (N = 261 sites). The top ranked models (ΔQAIC < 2.0) are in bold. Variables are listed in Table 1. Ψ: occupancy; P: detection.

From: Reduced occupancy of hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in rural England and Wales: The influence of habitat and an asymmetric intra-guild predator

Model

QAIC

∆QAIC

AICwgt

Model likelihood

No. of parameters

Ψ(SETTS + ALLROADS),P(GRASSLAND)

364.04

0.00

0.182

1.0000

5

Ψ(SETTS + ALLROADS),P(HABITATS)

364.71

0.67

0.130

0.7153

5

Ψ(SETTS + BUILT),P(GRASSLAND)

364.84

0.80

0.122

0.6703

5

Ψ(SETTS + ALLROADS),P(.)

365.46

1.42

0.089

0.4916

4

Ψ(SETTS + BUILT),P(HABITATS)

365.49

1.45

0.088

0.4843

5

Ψ(SETTS + BUILT),P(.)

366.26

2.22

0.060

0.3296

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(GRASSLAND)

366.46

2.42

0.054

0.2982

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(HABITATS)

367.21

3.17

0.037

0.2049

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(AROADS)

367.8

3.76

0.028

0.1526

4

Ψ(SETTS + WOODLAND),P(GRASSLAND)

367.92

3.88

0.026

0.1437

5

Ψ(SETTS),P(.)

367.92

3.88

0.026

0.1437

3

Ψ(SETTS),P(ARABLE)

368.47

4.43

0.020

0.1092

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(LCUPLANDS)

368.58

4.54

0.019

0.1033

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(BUILT)

368.59

4.55

0.019

0.1028

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(MOTORWAY)

369.09

5.05

0.015

0.0801

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(LCPASTORAL)

369.29

5.25

0.013

0.0724

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(BROADS)

369.44

5.40

0.012

0.0672

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(WOODLAND)

369.67

5.63

0.011

0.0599

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(SETTS)

369.85

5.81

0.010

0.0547

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(ALLROADS)

369.87

5.83

0.010

0.0542

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(MINORROADS)

369.89

5.85

0.010

0.0537

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(LCARABLE)

369.89

5.85

0.010

0.0537

4

Ψ(BUILT),P(GRASSLAND)

373.25

9.21

0.002

0.0100

4

Ψ(ALLROADS),P(GRASSLAND)

373.25

9.21

0.002

0.0100

4

Ψ(ALLROADS),P(.)

374.61

10.57

0.001

0.0051

3

Ψ(BUILT),P(.)

374.62

10.58

0.001

0.0050

3

Ψ(MINORROADS),P(GRASSLAND)

374.65

10.61

0.001

0.0050

4

Ψ(BROADS),P(GRASSLAND)

374.67

10.63

0.001

0.0049

4

Ψ(.),P(GRASSLAND)

375.53

11.49

0.001

0.0032

3

Ψ(WOODLAND),P(GRASSLAND)

376.01

11.97

0.001

0.0025

4

Ψ(SETTS),P(LANDCLASS)

376.26

12.22

0.000

0.0022

10

Ψ(.),P(.)

376.9

12.86

0.000

0.0016

2

Ψ(LCPASTORAL),P(GRASSLAND)

376.95

12.91

0.000

0.0016

4

Ψ(LCARABLE),P(GRASSLAND)

376.99

12.95

0.000

0.0015

4

Ψ(ARABLE),P(GRASSLAND)

377.2

13.16

0.000

0.0014

4

Ψ(AROADS),P(GRASSLAND)

377.28

13.24

0.000

0.0013

4

Ψ(HABITATS),P(GRASSLAND)

377.37

13.33

0.000

0.0013

4

Ψ(MOTORWAY),P(GRASSLAND)

377.44

13.40

0.000

0.0012

4

Ψ(LCUPLANDS),P(GRASSLAND)

377.53

13.49

0.000

0.0012

4

Ψ(GRASSLAND),P(.)

378.35

14.31

0.000

0.0008

3

Ψ(HABITATS),P(.)

378.74

14.70

0.000

0.0006

3

Ψ(.),P(variable detection)

381.84

17.80

0.000

0.0001

6

Ψ(LANDCLASS),P(GRASSLAND)

382.43

18.39

0.000

0.0001

10