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Table 3 Site level bivariate regressions

From: A multi-level analysis of the relationship between environmental factors and questing Ixodes ricinus dynamics in Belgium

Variables

Descriptive Statistics

Coefficient (Std. Error) in Regressions

Mean

Range

Site mean nymph abundance

Site mean adult abundance

Landscape composition variables

Proportion of broad-leaved forest (%)

ra = 500 m

24.98

0–94.95

2.84 (0.99)**

1.67 (0.82)*

r = 1000 m

21.66

0.88–80.30

4.14 (1.13)***

2.75 (0.93)**

r = 1500 m

21.27

1.06–85.32

4.61 (1.14)***

3.62 (0.91)***

Proportion of coniferous forest (%)

r = 500 m

2.13

0–29.18

5.89 (5.01)

3.67 (4.03)

r = 1000 m

3.92

0–86.68

1.13 (1.97)

0.63 (1.60)

r = 1500 m

2.50

0–25.16

14.61 (5.52)**

10.25 (4.42)*

Proportion of crops and pastures (%)

r = 500 m

35.25

0–89.34

−0.37 (1.00)

−0.10 (0.82)

r = 1000 m

35.72

0.11–77.07

−0.31 (1.25)

−0.03 (1.02)

r = 1500 m

40.10

6.70–83.70

−0.61 (1.36)

−0.90 (1.10)

Proportion of heathland (%)

r = 500 m

0.11

0–1.11

1.78 (102.86)

−16.94 (84.09)

r = 1000 m

0.14

0–1.19

−31.32 (109.82)

−23.92 (89.91)

r = 1500 m

0.34

0–11.28

−34.64 (16.62)*

−18.81 (14.88)

Landscape (forest) configuration variables

The number of forest patches

r = 500 m

11.16

0–27.00

−0.03 (0.04)

0.002 (0.03)

r = 1000 m

51.47

6.00–104.00

0.001 (0.01)

0.005 (0.008)

r = 1500 m

124.90

12.00–240.00

0.001 (0.004)

0.002 (0.003)

Forest edge density (m/ha)

r = 500 m

21.56

0–76.97

0.03 (0.01)*

0.02 (0.01).

r = 1000 m

9.83

0–48.32

0.06 (0.02)***

0.06 (0.01)***

r = 1500 m

14.12

0–47.72

0.07 (0.02)***

0.06 (0.01)***

Area-weighted mean forest shape index

r = 500 m

2.06

0–3.5

0.33 (0.37)

0.42 (0.30)

r = 1000 m

2.67

1.02–4.25

0.66 (0.26)*

0.79 (0.20)***

r = 1500 m

3.01

1.05–5.13

0.72 (0.19)***

0.80 (0.14)***

Area-weighted mean forest patch fractal dimension

r = 500 m

1.11

0–1.22

0.01 (1.50)

0.49 (1.24)

r = 1000 m

1.15

1.02–1.23

10.47 (4.32)*

13.13 (3.45)***

r = 1500 m

1.16

1.03–1.24

11.94 (3.77)**

14.71 (2.99)***

Euclidean mean nearest-neighbour distance between forest patches (m)

r = 500 m

102.99

0–589.62

−0.02 (0.01)**

−0.005 (0.003).

r = 1000 m

89.03

63.88–339.93

−0.04 (0.01)**

−0.08 (0.04)*

r = 1500 m

88.64

63.81–195.46

−0.04 (0.01)***

−0.03 (0.01)***

Aggregation index of forest patches

r = 500 m

63.13

0–94.25

0.02 (0.01)

0.01 (0.01)

r = 1000 m

59.42

23.94–89.51

0.04 (0.01)**

0.04 (0.01)***

r = 1500 m

57.67

24.22–90.23

0.04 (0.01)***

0.05 (0.01)***

Soil variables

Drainage degree

2.98

0–6

−0.17 (0.17)

0.06 (0.14)

Proportion of gravel (%)

3.92

0–20.00

−1.51 (3.08)

−1.40 (2.52)

Proportion of sand (%)

37.35

0–90.00

1.01 (0.72)

0.74 (0.59)

Proportion of slit (%)

41.92

0–85.00

−0.25 (0.86)

−0.14 (0.70)

Proportion of clay (%)

10.92

0–50.00

−5.12 (2.45)*

−3.18 (2.05)

Wildlife variables

Categories of shot roe deer number per 1 km² forest

1.98

1.00–5.00

−0.31 (0.18).

−0.20 (0.15)

Number of shot roe deer per 1 km² forest

12.09

0–47.29

−0.02 (0.01)

−0.01(0.01)

  1. Significant variables are highlighted in bold.
  2. a r : Buffer zone radius.
  3. ***P < 0.001; **P < 0.01; *P < 0.05; .P < 0.1.