Table 5. Parameter estimates for Eqs. 1–5, which quantify the relationships between average forested widths of riparian buffers, percent riparian forest cover, instream habitat, and young trout populations in north Georgia. All models and parameter estimates are significant at α = 0.05. The 95% confidence interval (C.I.) is calculated as Parameter Estimate ± 1.96 · S.E. (Sokal and Rohfl 1995). Equation number Response variable Year Model r2 Intercepts/ Predictor variables Parameter estimate (P.E.) Standard error (S.E.) 95% Confidence interval (C.I.) 1 ABW 1998 0.83 Intercept 0.7438 2.2172 -3.60–5.09 %RC 0.2995 0.0344 0.23–0.37 2 %RC 1998 0.83 Intercept 8.8133 6.3828 -3.70–21.32 ABW 2.7582 0.3165 2.14–3.38 3 M7DAMT 2001 0.73 Intercept 32.9672 1.5270 29.97–35.96 Arcsine [(%RC/100)0.5] -4.4827 0.8149 -6.08– -2.89 ELEV -0.0127 0.0023 -0.02– -0.01 2002 0.70 Intercept 33.7122 1.5923 30.59–36.83 Arcsine [(%RC/100)0.5] -4.7164 0.8497 -6.38– -3.05 ELEV -0.0118 0.0024 -0.02– -0.01 2003 0.57 Intercept 29.9048 1.8315 26.32–33.49 Arcsine [(%RC/100)0.5] -3.2788 0.9855 -5.21– -1.35 ELEV -0.0110 0.0028 -0.02– -0.01 4 REI 2001 0.40 Intercept 54.3744 4.2204 46.10–62.65 Arcsine [(%RC/100)0.5] -8.4651 3.1447 -14.63– -2.30 MRV -5.3289 2.2160 -9.67–-0.99 5 Log10(YTB) 2001 & 2002 0.72 Intercept 10.0440 1.5130 7.08–13.01 M7DAMT -0.2840 0.0480 -0.38– -0.19 REI -0.0640 0.0221 -0.11– -0.02 MRD -0.0140 0.0039 -0.02– -0.01