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Table 2 Predictor weights and loads for the first component of partial least squares regression (PLSR) analysis. The contribution of each environmental predictor to the PLSR’s axis X is represented by the predictor weights

From: Sarcoptic mange breaks up bottom-up regulation of body condition in a large herbivore population

Period

Severity

Predictors

Loads

Weights

Green

Healthy

NDVI

0.68

0.62

Snow

−0.71

−0.77

Abundance

−0.35

−0.04

Mildly infested

NDVI

−0.66

−0.66

Snow

0.55

0.25

Abundance

0.60

0.70

Severely infested

NDVI

0.67

0.59

Snow

−0.65

0.75

Abundance

−0.38

0.38

Dormant

Healthy

NDVI

0.59

0.55

Snow

−0.52

−0.62

Abundance

−0.62

−0.57

Mildly infested

NDVI

−0.39

−0.29

Snow

0.91

0.96

Abundance

0.66

0.02

Severely infested

NDVI

−0.62

−0.61

Snow

0.42

0.36

Abundance

0.67

0.70