Table 4 Summary of model statistics from regression analysis of fire severity effects on brush mouse (Peromyscus boylii) abundance in Yosemite National Park, California, 2004 and 2005 (n = 10). Models are listed from best to poorest fit.

Abundance{oak cover}

3

35.25

0.00

0.73

Abundance{oak cover + patch squareness}

4

39.13

3.89

0.10

Abundance{oak cover + edge distance}

4

41.07

5.83

0.04

Abundance{oak cover + patch perimeter}

4

41.09

5.85

0.04

Abundance{trap week}

3

41.28

6.04

0.04

Abundance{patch squareness}

3

43.48

8.24

0.01

Abundance{edge distance}

3

43.93

8.68

0.01

Abundance{patch perimeter}

3

44.32

9.08

0.01

Abundance{fire severity}

3

44.39

9.15

0.01

Abundance{shrub cover}

3

44.41

9.16

0.01

Abundance{trap year}

3

44.44

9.19

0.01

Abundance{fire severity + patch squareness}

4

47.75

12.50

0.00

Abundance{edge distance + patch squareness}

4

48.83

13.58

0.00

Abundance{shrub cover + patch squareness}

4

49.33

14.08

0.00

Abundance{edge distance + patch perimeter}

4

49.69

14.44

0.00

Abundance{fire severity + patch perimeter}

4

49.79

14.54

0.00

Abundance{shrub cover + edge distance}

4

49.93

14.68

0.00

Abundance{edge distance + fire severity}

4

49.93

14.68

0.00

Abundance{shrub cover + patch perimeter}

4

50.19

14.94

0.00