Table 3. Mean ± standard deviation of predicted values across space for three models (RSF = scat-based resource selection functions; Pelk = probability of elk presence in scat; Predation Risk = eqn 2) for four predators along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada, 2013 – 2016.
Spatial Segment Mean RSF Mean Pelk Mean Predation Risk
Bear West 0.438 ± 0.134 0.145 ± 0.108 0.207 ± 0.139
YHT 0.243 ± 0.062 0.250 ± 0.115 0.204 ± 0.09
East 0.186 ± 0.049 0.254 ± 0.215 0.156 ± 0.132
Cougar West 0.585 ± 0.118 0.389 ± 0.177 0.237 ± 0.116
YHT 0.577 ± 0.082 0.495 ± 0.213 0.288 ± 0.127
East 0.635 ± 0.113 0.638 ± 0.308 0.426 ± 0.247
Coyote West 0.732 ± 0.163 0.210 ± 0.112 0.172 ± 0.092
YHT 0.796 ± 0.127 0.405 ± 0.218 0.354 ± 0.21
East 0.783 ± 0.112 0.291 ± 0.174 0.244 ± 0.15
Wolf West 0.209 ± 0.168 0.296 ± 0.171 0.062 ± 0.066
YHT 0.341 ± 0.223 0.479 ± 0.291 0.215 ± 0.232
East 0.114 ± 0.116 0.222 ± 0.257 0.037 ± 0.071