Table 1 Model fit of intercept-only and interannual null models and four spatially explicit leaf litter dispersal models in longleaf pine forests in southwestern Georgia, USA from 2011–2020. The optimal parameter estimates are shown with 95% support intervals (in parentheses) except for the annual intercept model where the range across the 10-year period is shown. Parameters are defined in the methods section. R²: adjusted R² for the model, k: number of model parameters, \(\Delta\) AIC_c: corrected Akaike information criterion. A “- “ indicates that the model does not include the parameter denoted in the column

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