Landscape-level movement patterns by lions in western Serengeti: comparing the influence of inter-specific competitors, habitat attributes and prey availability

Table 2 Best seasonal models explaining the frequency of occurrence and average biomass of prey

Season	Response	Predictor variables	θ	SE	P-value
Dry	Frequency of occurrence	Distance to permanent water	-2.49E-04	1.11E-04	<0.05
		(Distance to permanent water)²	4.67E-08	2.18E-08	<0.05
		Distance to rangerpost/lodge	1.66E-05	9.30E-06	<0.1
		Wooded grassland	2.31E-01	1.18E-01	<0.1
Dry	Average biomass	Distance to rangerpost/lodge	-7.91E-05	1.79E-05	<0.0001
Wet	Frequency of occurrence	Distance to water	5.04E-04	2.02E-04	<0.05
		(Distance to water)²	-3.42E-07	1.10E-07	<0.01
		Distance to rangerpost/lodge	-5.44E-05	7.88E-06	<0.0001
		Wooded grassland	-1.60E-01	9.81E-02	<0.2
		Dense woodland	-4.61E-01	2.05E-01	<0.05
Wet	Average biomass	Distance to rangerpost/lodge	-5.18E-05	1.77E-05	<0.01
		Open grassland	1.37E + 00	2.16E-01	<0.0001
		Open woodland	1.60E + 00	4.23E-01	<0.001

Based on 200 x 200 m prey transect quadrats (n = 645). All models determined from backward stepwise elimination procedure using likelihood ratio tests, starting from full model (k = 7)

ISSN: 2051-3933