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Table 2 Best-performing Generalized Additive Model (GAM) estimating Cs. melanura abundance. All explanatory variables included in the model are listed in the left-most column, including the most important spatial scale or temporal lag for that variable. The proportion of the deviance explained by each explanatory variable is listed in the right-most column. The proportion of the total deviance explained by the full model is listed in the left-most column header. For the sixth variable listed, there were two time periods when hydrological conditions were important. The variable for the second important time-period and the output values that change between models are listed in brackets

From: Wetland characteristics linked to broad-scale patterns in Culiseta melanura abundance and eastern equine encephalitis virus infection

Response: Abundance (Deviance explained: 0.50)

F-score

P

Deviance explained

Emergent Wetland 100 m

103.8 [98.2]

< 0.001

0.01

Evergreen Forested Wetland 1000 m

170.5 [166.6]

< 0.001

0.07

Deciduous Forested Wetland 3000 m

408.8 [340.8]

< 0.001

0.13

Scrub/Shrub Wetland 3000 m

94.1

< 0.001

0.02

Stream Connectivity 2000 m

20.3 [20.5]

< 0.001

0.01

Forested Wetland 3000 m * PHDI (0 lag) OR [Forested Wetland 2000 m * PHDI (8 lag)]

10.1 [17.9]

< 0.001

0.01

Semi-permanent Wetland 3000 m * PHDI (1 lag)

72.9 [66.2]

< 0.001

0.02

Impervious Surfaces 200 m

213.7 [201.6]

< 0.001

0.11

Month

340.5 [309.75]

< 0.001

0.07

% Gravid Traps (linear)

-24.0 [22.7] (t)

< 0.001

0.04