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Table 8 Summary of the simple regression models for each of the four moderator variables on target fish biomass

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)

16

−0.03 [−0.06 → -0.003]

QM = 4.57, p = 0.03

Log10 (size) (km2)

17

−0.07 [−0.25 → 0.11]

QM = 0.60, p = 0.44

Min. Distance (km)

14

0.007 [−0.05 → 0.06]

QM = 0.06, p = 0.81

# species combined

16

−0.02 [−0.09 → 0.05]

QM = 0.28, p = 0.60

  1. Similar results were obtained for the sensitivity analysis.