| Species | Variables | Estimate(β) | Std. Error | P-value | aAIC | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.scriptus | intercept | 2.32 | 2.03 | 0.36 | - | 
| - | dbh | -0.57 | 1.68 | 0.09 | - | 
| - | canopy | 1.43 | 0.97 | <0.001 | 77.95 | 
| - | natural.forest | 0.62 | 0.35 | 0.02 | - | 
| - | dist.water | -0.22 | 1.35 | 0.01 | - | 
| T. swinderianus | intercept | -5.15 | 3.56 | 0.09 | - | 
| - | canopy | 3.05 | 2.56 | <0.001 | 51.63 | 
| - | natural.forest | -0.92 | 0.66 | 0.06 | - | 
| - | dist.village | 0.65 | 0.46 | 0.01 | - | 
| C.niger | intercept | 1.03 | 2.15 | 0.07 | - | 
| - | dbh | -0.09 | 0.05 | <0.001 | 17.56 | 
| - | canopy | 0.82 | 1.20 | 0.75 | - | 
| - | dist.water | 0.07 | 1.05 | 0.45 | - | 
| P.walteri | intercept | 3.12 | 3.04 | 0.04 | - | 
| - | forest.plantation | 4.32 | 4.02 | 0.02 | 10.43 | 
| - | under.canopy | -0.97 | 1.96 | 0.96 | - | 
| - | nbr.trees | 1.36 | 1.06 | 0.06 | - | 
| P.porcus | intercept | -7.38 | 6.38 | 0.89 | |
| - | natural.forest | 5.32 | 4.68 | <0.001 | 46.35 | 
| - | dist.village | -2.13 | 1.98 | 0.06 | - | 
| - | dist.water | 3.12 | 3.08 | 0.03 | - | 
| aThe lowest AIC value indicating the best model as reported in Table (1) | |||||