Model-averaged parameter estimates and standard errors based on the 95% confidence set for variables potentially affecting the number of Ixodes scapularis nymphs (NON)* at various locations in the Thousand Islands in 2009 and 2010.

Results are for transformed data (log(NON+1)).Modelterms: Temperature = average daily minimum temperature July-September; Deer = average number of pellet groups per hectare; Mice = relative abundance of Peromyscus leucopus; Richness = small mammal species richness; Canopy = percent canopy cover; Distance = distance from United States mainland (km); Leaf Litter = average depth of leaf litter (cm); Mice*Richness = interaction between Mice and Richness. Month was included as a random effect.