Table 2 Results of AICC analysis for competing models assessing the abiotic (sd small ‘drops’, ld large ‘drops’, br bare rock, cr continuous rock, pc pebbles/cobbles, s sand) and biotic (en encrusting algae, er erect algae, f foliose algae, k kelp, t turf) habitat variables (no. var. number of habitat variables for the model) to the variation of different response variables of fish assemblages
From: Spatial variation of reef fishes and the relative influence of biotic and abiotic habitat traits
No. var. | Variables | AICCi | Δ i (AICC) | w i (AICC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Assemblage structure | ||||
 1 | sd | 634.8 | 0 | 0.260 |
 2 | k + sd | 635.1 | 0.3 | 0.224 |
 3 | k + sd + ld | 635.4 | 0.6 | 0.193 |
 4 | k + s + sd + ld | 636.1 | 1.3 | 0.136 |
 5 | k + pc + s + sd + ld | 637.0 | 2.2 | 0.087 |
Total # of fish taxa | ||||
 1 | br | 9.4 | 0 | 0.387 |
 2 | br + ld | 9.8 | 0.3 | 0.333 |
 3 | k + br + ld | 11.1 | 1.7 | 0.165 |
 4 | f + k + br + ld | 12.9 | 3.4 | 0.071 |
 5 | f + k + t + br + ld | 14.8 | 5.3 | 0.027 |
Total # of fish individuals | ||||
 1 | ld | 240.5 | 0 | 0.371 |
 2 | br + ld | 241.4 | 0.8 | 0.248 |
 3 | br + sd + ld | 242.4 | 1.8 | 0.151 |
 4 | t + br + sd + ld | 242.4 | 1.9 | 0.144 |
 5 | k + t + br + sd + ld | 244.4 | 3.8 | 0.056 |
Benthic spatial guild | ||||
 1 | br | 133.9 | 0 | 0.577 |
 2 | er + br | 135.5 | 1.6 | 0.259 |
 3 | er + br + pc | 137.3 | 3.4 | 0.106 |
 4 | er + t + br + pc | 139.3 | 5.4 | 0.039 |
 5 | er + k + t + br + pc | 141.4 | 7.5 | 0.014 |
Proximo-benthic spatial guild | ||||
 4 | t + br + sd + ld | 212.4 | 0 | 0.319 |
 3 | t + sd + ld | 213.3 | 0.8 | 0.214 |
 5 | k + t + br + sd + ld | 213.6 | 1.2 | 0.175 |
 2 | sd + ld | 214.8 | 2.4 | 0.096 |
 6 | k + t + br + cr + sd + ld | 214.8 | 2.4 | 0.096 |
Omnivorous fishes | ||||
 1 | f | − 135.2 | 0 | 0.433 |
 2 | f + br | − 134.6 | 0.7 | 0.305 |
 3 | f + k + br | − 133.2 | 2.0 | 0.159 |
 4 | er + f + k + br | − 131.4 | 3.8 | 0.065 |
 5 | er + f + k + br + ld | − 129.5 | 5.7 | 0.025 |
Browsers of benthic invertebrates | ||||
 1 | br | 122.7 | 0 | 0.561 |
 2 | er + br | 124.3 | 1.5 | 0.265 |
 3 | er + t + br | 126.1 | 3.3 | 0.108 |
 4 | er + t + br + pc | 127.9 | 5.2 | 0.042 |
 5 | er + k + t + br + pc | 129.8 | 7.1 | 0.016 |
Predators of mobile animals | ||||
 4 | t + br + sd + ld | 205.6 | 0 | 0.311 |
 3 | br + sd + ld | 206.0 | 0.4 | 0.255 |
 5 | k + t + br + sd + ld | 206.8 | 1.2 | 0.171 |
 6 | k + t + br + cr + sd + ld | 208.0 | 2.4 | 0.094 |
 2 | sd + ld | 208.2 | 2.6 | 0.085 |
Fishes laying benthic eggs | ||||
 1 | br | 133.9 | 0 | 0.577 |
 2 | er + br | 135.5 | 1.6 | 0.259 |
 3 | er + br + pc | 137.3 | 3.4 | 0.106 |
 4 | er + t + br + pc | 139.3 | 5.4 | 0.039 |
 5 | er + k + t + br + pc | 141.4 | 7.5 | 0.014 |
Fishes laying pelagic eggs | ||||
 2 | f + s | 19.6 | 0 | 0.440 |
 3 | f + k + s | 20.4 | 0.8 | 0.295 |
 4 | f + en + k + s | 21.8 | 2.2 | 0.147 |
 5 | f + en + k + s + sd | 23.3 | 3.8 | 0.066 |
 6 | f + en + k + s + sd + ld | 25.4 | 5.8 | 0.024 |