Table 6 Outcomes of the generalised linear models examining the relationships between either indigenous or invasive springtail abundance, and minimum temperature, maximum temperature and possible generations, for the short-term temperature data set (A) and the long-term data set (B).

From: Species-energy relationships of indigenous and invasive species may arise in different ways – a demonstration using springtails

(A) Short-term temperature data set

df

Estimate

s.e.

X 2

p

Indigenous species

(DE = 15%; df = 15)

     Minimum temperature

1

0.410

0.334

1.521

0.217

     Possible generations

1

−0.855

1.072

0.937

0.333

Invasive species

(DE = 64%; df = 15)

     Minimum temperature

1

1.799

0.672

25.75

<0.0001

(B) Long-term temperature data set

df

Estimate

s.e.

X 2

p

Indigenous species

(DE = 12%; df = 15)

     Minimum temperature

1

0.238

0.511

1.192

0.275

Invasive species

(DE = 92%; df = 15)

     Minimum temperature

1

2.759

0.579

90.93

<0.0001

  1. s.e. = standard error, DE = % deviance explained.