Habitat and Anthropogenic Determinants of Otter Presence in the Karnali River, Western Nepal.

Ecol Evol · 2026 · PMC13265822 · PMID 42306536

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0.0590

closest p · 1.2× alpha

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approaching significancep = 0.059so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Moderate cattle abundance exhibited a strong negative effect approaching significance (β = −4.511, p = 0.059), with the confidence interval [−9.19, 0.17] including zero, but the point estimate suggesting possible avoidance.

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a negative trendp = 0.140not close (p > 0.1)

The Human Disturbance Index (HDI) showed a negative trend (β = −2.785, p = 0.140) consistent with disturbance avoidance, though not statistically significant at α = 0.05.

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