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Table 2 Coefficient estimates (and associated 95% CI) for population-level parameters of a step selection model for three different classes of polar bears in the Chukchi Sea subpopulation

From: Intrapopulation differences in polar bear movement and step selection patterns

Variable

Class

Adult female

Adult male

Sub-adult

Median

95% CI

Median

95% CI

Median

95% CI

Depth

0.028

−0.065–0.142

0.031

−0.557–0.639

−0.046

−2.263–0.866

Conc

1.515

0.998–2.059

1.440

0.884–2.047

1.410

0.779–2.047

Conc2

−0.697

−1.260–0.166

−0.858

−1.545–0.262

−0.772

−1.446–−0.132

SDConc

0.236

0.095–0.377

0.308

0.099–0.522

0.223

−0.021–0.468

D2Land

0.485

0.005–0.960

0.488

−0.073–1.105

0.443

−0.165–1.055

D2Land2

−0.316

−0.832–0.206

−0.408

−1.099–0.206

−0.377

−1.105–0.318

D2Ice

−1.420

−2.356–0.469

−1.338

−2.327–−0.256

−1.367

−2.382–−0.236

D2Ice2

1.740

0.628–2.846

1.479

0.115–2.713

1.454

−0.153–2.730

  1. Covariates included in the model were ocean depth (Depth), sea-ice concentration (Conc), ice concentration squared (Conc2), standard deviation in sea-ice concentration within a 100 km radius (SDConc), distance to land (D2Land), distance to land squared (D2Land2), distance to the pack ice edge (D2Ice) and distance to pack ice edge squared (D2Ice2). We considered variables whose 95% CI did not overlap 0 as statistically significant