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Table 3 Model comparison table for the three models used for hypothesis testing compared with the full model, for all taxa and invertebrate only subset

From: Land use and soil characteristics affect soil organisms differently from above-ground assemblages

  

All taxa

Invertebrates only

Model

d.f.

AIC

log lik.

\(\chi ^2\)

AIC

log lik.

\(\chi ^2\)

Full model

73

− 12949.60

6547.80

 

− 9616.36

4881.18

 

Full model minus UI

53

− 13244

6675.3

145.35

− 9615.97

4860.99

171.06

Full model minus LUI × habitat layer interaction (hypothesis 1)

30

− 13284.10

6685.05

125.78

− 9896.90

4991.45

139.49

Full model minus soil property × land use interactions (hypothesis 2)

32

− 13121.93

6601.96

291.96

− 9841.82

4961.91

198.58

Full model minus soil property × land use × habitat layer interactions (hypothesis 3)

20

− 13262.79

6684.40

127.10

− 9931.08

5018.54

85.31

  1. All results were significant at p < 0.001