Summarized findings of the predictor variables at both the micro- and macroscale of the 7 vegetation units and latrine sites of African clawless otters.
| Predictor variables . | Vegetation unit—Microscale . | African Clawless Otter latrine sites . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | ||
| Reed beds and hygrophilous grasslands . | Riverine woodlands and floodplain bush clumps . | Mudflats . | Mangrove forest . | Juncus beds . | Dune forest . | Roads and paved surfaces . | ||
| Herbaceous cover (%) | 94 ± 6.18 | 91 ± 7 | 34 ± 35 | 27 ± 12 | 59 ± 10.54 | 79 ± 21 | 21 ± 15 | 25 ± 25 |
| Woody cover (%) | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 3 ± 3 | - | 77 ± 6 | - | 2 ± 3 | - | - |
| Canopy cover (%) | 0.4 ± 2 | 93 ± 9 | 2 ± 2 | 88 ± 19 | - | 90 ± 13 | - | 6 ± 14 |
| Horizontal cover (mm) | 190 ± 140 | 180 ± 10 | 29 ± 24 | 9 ± 2 | 370 ± 70 | 5 ± 3 | 10 ± 20 | 41.4 ± 64.3 |
| Slope (degrees) | 4 ± 2 | 5 ± 2 | 1.5 ± 1 | 3 ± 1 | 3.5 ± 2 | 7 ± 5 | 3 ± 5 | 5 ± 3 |
| Elevation above water (mm) | 2,030 ± 2,570 | 1,220 ± 71.9 | 490 ± 360 | 890 ± 570 | 90 ± 77 | 279 ± 219 | 600 ± 480 | 900 ± 80 |
| Distance from water (m) | 13.2 ± 10.58 | 19 ± 12 | 20 ± 12 | 17 ± 7 | 15 ± 8 | 22 ± 10 | 10 ± 5 | 13 ± 11 |
| Supratidal zone distance (m) | 15 ± 10 | 17 ± 12 | 0 ± 0 | 4 ± 7 | 8 ± 7 | 17 ± 9 | - | 3 ± 6 |
| Windy days average wind speed (m/s) | 1.99 ± 0.45 | 1.53 ± 0.04 | 2.19 ± 0.32 | 1.6 ± 0.29 | 0.74 ± 0.24 | 1.1 ± 0.35 | 2.39 ± 0.46 | 1.82 ± 0.43 |
| Still days average wind speed (m/s) | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.06 ± 0.05 | 0.12 ± 0.05 | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.06 ± 0.04 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.1 ± 0.05 |
| Predictor variables . | Vegetation unit—Microscale . | African Clawless Otter latrine sites . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | ||
| Reed beds and hygrophilous grasslands . | Riverine woodlands and floodplain bush clumps . | Mudflats . | Mangrove forest . | Juncus beds . | Dune forest . | Roads and paved surfaces . | ||
| Herbaceous cover (%) | 94 ± 6.18 | 91 ± 7 | 34 ± 35 | 27 ± 12 | 59 ± 10.54 | 79 ± 21 | 21 ± 15 | 25 ± 25 |
| Woody cover (%) | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 3 ± 3 | - | 77 ± 6 | - | 2 ± 3 | - | - |
| Canopy cover (%) | 0.4 ± 2 | 93 ± 9 | 2 ± 2 | 88 ± 19 | - | 90 ± 13 | - | 6 ± 14 |
| Horizontal cover (mm) | 190 ± 140 | 180 ± 10 | 29 ± 24 | 9 ± 2 | 370 ± 70 | 5 ± 3 | 10 ± 20 | 41.4 ± 64.3 |
| Slope (degrees) | 4 ± 2 | 5 ± 2 | 1.5 ± 1 | 3 ± 1 | 3.5 ± 2 | 7 ± 5 | 3 ± 5 | 5 ± 3 |
| Elevation above water (mm) | 2,030 ± 2,570 | 1,220 ± 71.9 | 490 ± 360 | 890 ± 570 | 90 ± 77 | 279 ± 219 | 600 ± 480 | 900 ± 80 |
| Distance from water (m) | 13.2 ± 10.58 | 19 ± 12 | 20 ± 12 | 17 ± 7 | 15 ± 8 | 22 ± 10 | 10 ± 5 | 13 ± 11 |
| Supratidal zone distance (m) | 15 ± 10 | 17 ± 12 | 0 ± 0 | 4 ± 7 | 8 ± 7 | 17 ± 9 | - | 3 ± 6 |
| Windy days average wind speed (m/s) | 1.99 ± 0.45 | 1.53 ± 0.04 | 2.19 ± 0.32 | 1.6 ± 0.29 | 0.74 ± 0.24 | 1.1 ± 0.35 | 2.39 ± 0.46 | 1.82 ± 0.43 |
| Still days average wind speed (m/s) | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.06 ± 0.05 | 0.12 ± 0.05 | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.06 ± 0.04 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.1 ± 0.05 |
| Predictor variables . | Vegetation unit—Macroscale . | African Clawless Otter latrine sites . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | ||
| Reed beds and hygrophilous grasslands . | Riverine woodlands and floodplain bush clumps . | Mudflats . | Mangrove forest . | Juncus beds . | Dune forest . | Roads and paved surfaces . | ||
| Vegetation cover (%) | 92 ± 6 | 65 ± 41 | 44 ± 64 | 9 ± 9 | 84 ± 6 | 83 ± 16 | 11 ± 7 | 40 ± 28 |
| Canopy cover (%) | 2 ± 4 | 91 ± 19 | 1 ± 1.7 | 93 ± 8 | - | 92 ± 9 | - | 17 ± 23 |
| Substrate cover (%) | 8 ± 20 | 35 ± 13 | 56 ± 35 | 90 ± 17 | 16 ± 6 | 16 ± 26 | 88 ± 32 | 60 ± 17 |
| Predictor variables . | Vegetation unit—Macroscale . | African Clawless Otter latrine sites . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | ||
| Reed beds and hygrophilous grasslands . | Riverine woodlands and floodplain bush clumps . | Mudflats . | Mangrove forest . | Juncus beds . | Dune forest . | Roads and paved surfaces . | ||
| Vegetation cover (%) | 92 ± 6 | 65 ± 41 | 44 ± 64 | 9 ± 9 | 84 ± 6 | 83 ± 16 | 11 ± 7 | 40 ± 28 |
| Canopy cover (%) | 2 ± 4 | 91 ± 19 | 1 ± 1.7 | 93 ± 8 | - | 92 ± 9 | - | 17 ± 23 |
| Substrate cover (%) | 8 ± 20 | 35 ± 13 | 56 ± 35 | 90 ± 17 | 16 ± 6 | 16 ± 26 | 88 ± 32 | 60 ± 17 |
Summarized findings of the predictor variables at both the micro- and macroscale of the 7 vegetation units and latrine sites of African clawless otters.
| Predictor variables . | Vegetation unit—Microscale . | African Clawless Otter latrine sites . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | ||
| Reed beds and hygrophilous grasslands . | Riverine woodlands and floodplain bush clumps . | Mudflats . | Mangrove forest . | Juncus beds . | Dune forest . | Roads and paved surfaces . | ||
| Herbaceous cover (%) | 94 ± 6.18 | 91 ± 7 | 34 ± 35 | 27 ± 12 | 59 ± 10.54 | 79 ± 21 | 21 ± 15 | 25 ± 25 |
| Woody cover (%) | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 3 ± 3 | - | 77 ± 6 | - | 2 ± 3 | - | - |
| Canopy cover (%) | 0.4 ± 2 | 93 ± 9 | 2 ± 2 | 88 ± 19 | - | 90 ± 13 | - | 6 ± 14 |
| Horizontal cover (mm) | 190 ± 140 | 180 ± 10 | 29 ± 24 | 9 ± 2 | 370 ± 70 | 5 ± 3 | 10 ± 20 | 41.4 ± 64.3 |
| Slope (degrees) | 4 ± 2 | 5 ± 2 | 1.5 ± 1 | 3 ± 1 | 3.5 ± 2 | 7 ± 5 | 3 ± 5 | 5 ± 3 |
| Elevation above water (mm) | 2,030 ± 2,570 | 1,220 ± 71.9 | 490 ± 360 | 890 ± 570 | 90 ± 77 | 279 ± 219 | 600 ± 480 | 900 ± 80 |
| Distance from water (m) | 13.2 ± 10.58 | 19 ± 12 | 20 ± 12 | 17 ± 7 | 15 ± 8 | 22 ± 10 | 10 ± 5 | 13 ± 11 |
| Supratidal zone distance (m) | 15 ± 10 | 17 ± 12 | 0 ± 0 | 4 ± 7 | 8 ± 7 | 17 ± 9 | - | 3 ± 6 |
| Windy days average wind speed (m/s) | 1.99 ± 0.45 | 1.53 ± 0.04 | 2.19 ± 0.32 | 1.6 ± 0.29 | 0.74 ± 0.24 | 1.1 ± 0.35 | 2.39 ± 0.46 | 1.82 ± 0.43 |
| Still days average wind speed (m/s) | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.06 ± 0.05 | 0.12 ± 0.05 | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.06 ± 0.04 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.1 ± 0.05 |
| Predictor variables . | Vegetation unit—Microscale . | African Clawless Otter latrine sites . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | ||
| Reed beds and hygrophilous grasslands . | Riverine woodlands and floodplain bush clumps . | Mudflats . | Mangrove forest . | Juncus beds . | Dune forest . | Roads and paved surfaces . | ||
| Herbaceous cover (%) | 94 ± 6.18 | 91 ± 7 | 34 ± 35 | 27 ± 12 | 59 ± 10.54 | 79 ± 21 | 21 ± 15 | 25 ± 25 |
| Woody cover (%) | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 3 ± 3 | - | 77 ± 6 | - | 2 ± 3 | - | - |
| Canopy cover (%) | 0.4 ± 2 | 93 ± 9 | 2 ± 2 | 88 ± 19 | - | 90 ± 13 | - | 6 ± 14 |
| Horizontal cover (mm) | 190 ± 140 | 180 ± 10 | 29 ± 24 | 9 ± 2 | 370 ± 70 | 5 ± 3 | 10 ± 20 | 41.4 ± 64.3 |
| Slope (degrees) | 4 ± 2 | 5 ± 2 | 1.5 ± 1 | 3 ± 1 | 3.5 ± 2 | 7 ± 5 | 3 ± 5 | 5 ± 3 |
| Elevation above water (mm) | 2,030 ± 2,570 | 1,220 ± 71.9 | 490 ± 360 | 890 ± 570 | 90 ± 77 | 279 ± 219 | 600 ± 480 | 900 ± 80 |
| Distance from water (m) | 13.2 ± 10.58 | 19 ± 12 | 20 ± 12 | 17 ± 7 | 15 ± 8 | 22 ± 10 | 10 ± 5 | 13 ± 11 |
| Supratidal zone distance (m) | 15 ± 10 | 17 ± 12 | 0 ± 0 | 4 ± 7 | 8 ± 7 | 17 ± 9 | - | 3 ± 6 |
| Windy days average wind speed (m/s) | 1.99 ± 0.45 | 1.53 ± 0.04 | 2.19 ± 0.32 | 1.6 ± 0.29 | 0.74 ± 0.24 | 1.1 ± 0.35 | 2.39 ± 0.46 | 1.82 ± 0.43 |
| Still days average wind speed (m/s) | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.06 ± 0.05 | 0.12 ± 0.05 | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.06 ± 0.04 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.1 ± 0.05 |
| Predictor variables . | Vegetation unit—Macroscale . | African Clawless Otter latrine sites . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | ||
| Reed beds and hygrophilous grasslands . | Riverine woodlands and floodplain bush clumps . | Mudflats . | Mangrove forest . | Juncus beds . | Dune forest . | Roads and paved surfaces . | ||
| Vegetation cover (%) | 92 ± 6 | 65 ± 41 | 44 ± 64 | 9 ± 9 | 84 ± 6 | 83 ± 16 | 11 ± 7 | 40 ± 28 |
| Canopy cover (%) | 2 ± 4 | 91 ± 19 | 1 ± 1.7 | 93 ± 8 | - | 92 ± 9 | - | 17 ± 23 |
| Substrate cover (%) | 8 ± 20 | 35 ± 13 | 56 ± 35 | 90 ± 17 | 16 ± 6 | 16 ± 26 | 88 ± 32 | 60 ± 17 |
| Predictor variables . | Vegetation unit—Macroscale . | African Clawless Otter latrine sites . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 . | 2 . | 3 . | 4 . | 5 . | 6 . | 7 . | ||
| Reed beds and hygrophilous grasslands . | Riverine woodlands and floodplain bush clumps . | Mudflats . | Mangrove forest . | Juncus beds . | Dune forest . | Roads and paved surfaces . | ||
| Vegetation cover (%) | 92 ± 6 | 65 ± 41 | 44 ± 64 | 9 ± 9 | 84 ± 6 | 83 ± 16 | 11 ± 7 | 40 ± 28 |
| Canopy cover (%) | 2 ± 4 | 91 ± 19 | 1 ± 1.7 | 93 ± 8 | - | 92 ± 9 | - | 17 ± 23 |
| Substrate cover (%) | 8 ± 20 | 35 ± 13 | 56 ± 35 | 90 ± 17 | 16 ± 6 | 16 ± 26 | 88 ± 32 | 60 ± 17 |
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