Relative strength of evidence for five model variants.

Model variants describe the population dynamics of Diplodus sargus sargus inside Torre Guaceto MPA and at two unprotected locations (EXT/N and EXT/S) with alternative formulations (see Eqs 1A–1E). Strength of evidence is calculated as the sum of the Akaike weights of the models belonging to a given model variant: for instance, the value of 8.2 reported in the first row of the first column of the table indicates that the sum of the Akaike weights of the 47 models in which the dynamics inside the MPA is described as a random walk is equal to 8.2%.