Table 3 Model-averaged parameter estimates. Model-averaged parameter estimates calculated over the model set in Table 2. The response variable was the total number of Ixodes ticks in a sampling plot. The explanatory variables included: ant nest volume, ant nest presence, high vegetation cover, and litter depth. The sum of model weights (∑wi) indicates the relative importance of each parameter
From: The negative effect of wood ant presence on tick abundance
|  | Estimate | Std. Error | Z-value | P-value | ∑wi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Intercept) | 3.72 | 0.55 | 6.70 | <  0.001 | 1.00 |
Ant nest volume | -3.70 | 1.11 | 3.30 | <  0.001 | 0.99 |
Litter depth | 0.19 | 0.07 | 2.83 | <  0.001 | 0.73 |
High vegetation cover | -0.02 | 0.00 | 3.61 | <  0.001 | 0.62 |
Ant nest presence | 0.14 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.71 | 0.25 |