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Michael D. Craig, Vicki L. Stokes, Joseph B. Fontaine, Giles E. Stj. Hardy, Andrew H. Grigg, and Richard J. Hobbs. 2015. Do state-and-transition models derived from vegetation succession also represent avian succession in restored mine pits? Ecological Applications 25:1790–1806. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-1519.1

Appendix D. Results of the independent t tests between desirable and deviated states of restoration of the same age of all 18 species that were recorded frequently enough to be analyzed in at least one restoration age.

Table D1. Results of the independent t tests between desirable and deviated states of restoration of the same age of all 18 species that were recorded frequently enough to be analyzed in at least one restoration age. Blank cells indicate that the species was not recorded frequently enough to be analysed for that restoration age.

Bird species

1- to 2-year old restoration

6- to 7-year old restoration

11- to 13-year old restoration

# individuals

t10

P

# individuals

t12

P

# individuals

t12

P

Red-winged Fairy-wren

0

 

 

34

0.00

1.000

60

0.52

0.610

Splendid Fairy-wren

0

 

 

23

-0.29

0.775

5

-0.95

0.361

White-naped Honeyeater

0

 

 

7

-0.27

0.789

18

1.05

0.315

New Holland Honeyeater

0

 

 

46

0.13

0.898

31

1.49

0.162

Western Spinebill

1

 

 

14

-0.44

0.668

16

-1.66

0.122

Spotted Pardalote

0

 

 

6

1.29

0.223

0

 

 

White-browed Scrubwren

1

 

 

68

1.30

0.219

74

1.84

0.090

Weebill

0

 

 

4

 

 

11

-1.54

0.149

Western Gerygone

0

 

 

38

3.61

0.004

59

-0.16

0.877

Inland Thornbill

0

 

 

90

-2.18

0.050

117

-0.09

0.930

Western Thornbill

0

 

 

8

1.00

0.337

0

 

 

Dusky Woodswallow

7

1.26

0.235

1

 

 

1

 

 

Golden Whistler

0

 

 

29

1.24

0.239

49

-0.32

0.756

Gray Fantail

2

 

 

50

-0.22

0.832

75

-0.70

0.496

White-breasted Robin

0

 

 

20

0.30

0.766

16

-1.66

0.122

Tree Martin

14

-0.06

0.953

10

0.57

0.580

13

-0.26

0.801

Silvereye

0

 

 

65

1.34

0.205

19

-0.53

0.604

Australian Pipit

7

0.12

0.909

0

 

 

0

 

 


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