Table 2 The posterior means and 95 % credible intervals of the diffusion model parameters, for the studied bat population. The habitat preference parameters \( {k}^h \)are unitless. The unit of diffusion \( {D}^h \) is m²/day. The unit of mortality \( m \) is 1/day

Preference for forests (\( {k}^1 \))

1.00

1.00

1.00

Preference for matrices (\( {k}^2 \))

1.13

0.26

3.76

Preference for open areas (\( {k}^3 \))

101.17

15.00

226.40

Diffusion in forest (\( {D}^1 \))

337,419.65

180,033.24

691,128.32

Diffusion in matrix (\( {D}^2 \))

332,964.35

135,208.25

757,394.96

Diffusion in open areas (\( {D}^3 \))

200,588.34

79,495.71

642,622.82

Mortality (\( m \))

0.15

0.05

0.67

Detection probability (\( q \))

0.86

0.68

0.96