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Table 2 Model parameter estimates of the most supported model fitted to depth-use data for Atlantic salmon post-smolts in two western Norway fjord systems during 2018 and 2019. P-values in bold are significant at p < 0.05

From: Depth use of wild Atlantic salmon post-smolts migrating through fjords

Fixed effect terms

Response = log (depth)

Estimates

CI

p

Intercept

 − 0.48

 − 0.70 to − 0.26

 < 0.001

Sun position (scaled)

0.06

 − 0.12 to 0.24

0.512

Zone [B]

 − 0.23

 − 0.73 to 0.26

0.353

Zone [C]

 − 0.57

 − 1.10 to − 0.05

0.033

Zone [D]

 − 0.72

 − 1.08 to − 0.35

 < 0.001

Sun position × zone [B]

0.62

0.32–0.92

 < 0.001

Sun position × zone [C]

0.27

 − 0.02 to 0.57

0.071

Sun position × zone [D]

0.24

0.04–0.44

0.021

Random effects

σ2

0.51

τ00 full.id

0.28

τ11 full.id.scale.sun.pos

0.16

τ11 full.id.zoneb

0.74

τ11 full.id.zonec

0.92

τ11 full.id.zoned

0.63

ρ01

0.25

 

 − 0.80

 

 − 0.85

 

 − 0.67

ICC

0.47

Nfull.id

61

Observations

7013

Marginal R2/conditional R2

0.119/0.531

  1. Estimates are on ln-scale. Sun position scaling parameters: mean = 13.4; SD = 20.6. σ2 = residual variance; τ00 = among-individual intercept variance; τ11 = among-individual slope variance; ρ01 = the random-slope-intercept-correlation; ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient