Table 7 in Factors affecting site selection by beavers colonizing streams in the upper Midwest region of the United States

Table 7. Effects and relative effect sizes of model variables on probability of colonization by American beaver (Castor canadensis) (P (colony)) for the geomorphology model (Geomorph), geomorphology and vegetation model (Geomorph + veg), and geomorphology, vegetation, and colonizer model (Geo + veg + colonizer).VariableValueGeomorphGeomorph + vegGeo + veg + colonizerP (colony)EffectP (colony)EffectP (colony)EffectStream gradient0.10%0.42975%0.36847%0.38148%4.00%0.2450.2510.257Stream widthNarrow0.47169%0.372174%0.381157%Medium0.413136%0.372174%0.381157%Wide0.1750.1360.148Stream temperatureCool/warm0.41354%0.37928%0.38525%Cold0.2680.2960.308Stream sourceSurface0.56437%0.54251%0.53945%Ground0.4130.3590.371Stream alkalinityNeutral0.62192%0.51362%0.5462%Other0.3240.3170.333Soil drainagePoor0.41324%0%0%Other0.332Valley relief0.070.43112%0%0%1.990.386Proportion deciduous trees0.40518%0.41416%0.3420.356Proportion lowland shrubs0.57592%0.58789%0.2990.311Number of source colonies0.62192%0.323Notes:Published as part of Rugg, David J., Ribic, Christine A., Donner, Deahn M., Beck, Albert J., Wolcott, Daniel M., Reinecke, Sue & Eklund, Dan, 2023, Factors affecting site selection by beavers colonizing streams in the upper Midwest region of the United States, pp. 738 in Canadian Journal of Zoology 101 (9) on page 738, DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2022-0186, http://zenodo.org/record/15677674