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Table 1 List of all computed statistical models, with model type, dependent and independent variables

From: To hear or not to hear: selective tidal stream transport can interfere with the detectability of migrating silver eels in a Tidal River

Abbreviation

Model (Family)

Full model

Excluded correlates

MSL (lower Estuary)

GLM (Gamma, log-link)

Migration speed ~ Wind speed + Precipitation + Acc. Precipitation + Water Temperature + Current velocity + Salinity + Moon fraction + Water level diff

O2-Conc

El. conductivity

water level diff

MSF (Fluvial Estuary)

GLM (Gamma, log-link)

Migration speed ~ Wind speed + Precipitation + Acc. Precipitation + Turbidity + Water Temperature + Current velocity + Moon fraction + Water level diff

O2-Conc

water level diff.

MAL (Lower Estuary)

GLM (binomial)

Migration activity ~ Wind speed + Precipitation + Acc. Precipitation + Water Temperature + Current velocity + Salinity + Moon fraction + Last release

O2-Conc

El. Conductivity water level diff.

MAF (Fluvial Estuary)

GLM (binomial)

Migration activity ~ Wind speed + Precipitation + Acc. Precipitation + Turbidity + Water Temperature + Current velocity + Moon fraction + Last release

O2-Conc

water level diff.

DPL (Lower Estuary)

GLM (binomial)

Detection probability ~ Wind speed + Precipitation + Acc. Precipitation + Water Temperature + Current velocity (no prefix) + Salinity + Water level diff. + Last release + Water level + Azimuth*Tilt + Distance*Noise

O2-Conc

El. conductivity

DPF (Fluvial Estuary)

GLM (binomial)

Detection probability ~ Wind speed + Precipitation + Acc. Precipitation + Turbidity + Water Temperature + Current velocity (no prefix) + Water level diff. + Last release + Water level + Azimuth*Tilt + Distance*Noise

O2-Conc El. conductivity

  1. Variables in the column “excluded correlates” were eliminated from the maximum model due to collinearity with other parameters.
  2. GLM Generalised linear model,
  3. *interaction terms