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Table 4 Outputs from the Bonferroni-adjusted post hoc tests for pairwise comparisons between control and severity classes across all plots, regardless of time since fire. The “overall” category refers to a model that evaluates the five considered structure attributes together

From: Long-term recovery of Mexican spotted owl nesting habitat after fire in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico

Structural attribute

Severity class comparison

Sum of squares

F-model

R2

Adj

P-value

Overall

Low:moderate

8545.518

3.255

0.072

0.258

Low:high

78036.772

32.366

0.370

0.006*

Moderate:high

26355.086

12.128

0.205

0.006*

Low:control

272.683

0.435

0.007

1.000

Moderate:control

8562.760

3.062

0.054

0.348

High:control

84592.214

32.696

0.328

0.006*

Canopy cover

Low:moderate

1501.667

7.282

0.148

0.102

Low:high

10906.306

26.302

0.324

0.006*

Moderate:high

2875.348

6.154

0.116

0.108

Low:control

78.190

0.393

0.006

1.000

Moderate:control

2439.548

11.478

0.175

0.006*

High:control

15388.415

40.238

0.375

0.006*

Percent large tree basal area

Low:moderate

161.279

0.3619

0.009

1.000

Low:high

12598.123

21.170

0.278

0.012*

Moderate:high

7671.233

10.862

0.188

0.024*

Low:control

589.944

1.3532

0.021

1.000

Moderate:control

63.933

0.126

0.002

1.000

High:control

9562.500

15.436

0.187

0.006*

Percent medium tree basal area

Low:moderate

69.178

0.298

0.007

1.000

Low:high

3775.332

12.383

0.184

0.006*

Moderate:high

2165.404

7.9240

0.144

0.066*

Low:control

120.849

0.466

0.007

1.000

Moderate:control

349.365

1.553

0.028

1.000

High:control

6252.841

21.860

0.246

0.006*

Large tree density

Low:moderate

5580.730

3.613

0.079

0.468

Low:high

42389.467

47.0644

0.461

0.006*

Moderate:high

11549.005

21.168

0.311

0.006*

Low:control

434.236

0.239

0.004

1.000

Moderate:control

3784.503

2.305

0.041

0.906

High:control

41744.328

38.146

0.363

0.006*

Total basal area

Low:moderate

1232.664

6.268

0.130

0.066

Low:high

8367.544

42.739

0.437

0.006*

Moderate:high

2094.095

11.583

0.198

0.006*

Low:control

49.465

0.227

0.004

1.000

Moderate:control

1925.411

9.262

0.146

0.048*

High:control

11644.130

56.801

0.459

0.006*

  1. * indicates a p-value considered significant (p<0.05)