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Table 10 Summary of the simple regression models for each of the four moderator variables on target fish length

From: Evaluating the biological effectiveness of fully and partially protected marine areas

All MPA case-studies included

Moderator variable

N oMPAs

Slope [95% CI]

Q M, p-val

MPA age (year)

11

−0.005 [−0.01 → 0.004]

QM = 1.14, p = 0.28

Log10 (size) (km2)

12

−0.03 [−0.09 → 0.02]

QM = 1.39, p = 0.24

Min. Distance (km)

12

0.02 [−0.02 → 0.05]

QM = 0.94, p = 0.33

# species combined

12

0.002 [−0.02 → 0.02]

QM = 0.04, p = 0.84

  1. Similar results were obtained for the sensitivity analysis.