Table 3. Diameter-at-breast-height (dbh) threshold values (xt) for the occurrence of nonexcavated cavities in different tree species. β1 and β0 correspond to the parameter estimate and intercept of the logistic regression between dbh and occurrence of cavity. AUC is the area under the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and c is the cut-off value obtained from the ROC curves (see Methods).
Tree species β1 β0 AUC c xt(cm)
Balsam fir
(Abies balsamea)
0.107 -7.34 0.63 0.0122 27.6
White birch
(Betula papyrifera)
0.111 -8.36 0.69 0.0069 30.5
Spruce sp.
(Picea sp.)
0.077 -7.96 0.71 0.0032 28.8