Ochotona ladacensis
Univariate models - At the Ladakh spatial scale, many
variables related to rocks (lower percentage cover of rocks, lower
percentage of large-sized rocks, lower number of large-sized rocks),
heights of plants (low herb and forb height, tall cushion plants) were
important in determining the presence of the species (Table C3). At the
South-East Ladakh scale, only topographic variables such as elevation
and slope significantly predicted presence (Table C3). All univariate
models run are presented in Supplementary information (Table S9, Table
S10).
Multivariate models - At both spatial scales, the
purposeful modeling approach best predicted the occurrence of the
species (Table 3). Variables that strongly predicted the absence of the
species and those that predicted their presence were important in
explaining where the species was most likely to be found. At both
scales, the presence of OL was associated with a lower cover of rocks of
different sizes, a lower number of large-sized rocks, a higher relative
percentage of cushion plants, lower heights of shortgrass-sedges and
shrubs, high elevation, and a more prominent aspect.