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Table 5 Results from multiple linear regressions (n = 40) of species density (ha−1) by five habitat variables: herbaceous density (kg ha−1), shrub density (ha−1), and % grass, % shrub, and % forb cover at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA. We only report the most parsimonious model for each species. Standardized coefficients (β) and P-values reflected strength of influence on avian density. Adj-R2 values describe the proportion of variation in avian density explained by the model.

From: Wintering Grassland Bird Habitat Selection Following Summer Prescribed Fire in a Texas Gulf Coast Tallgrass Prairie

Species

Predictor variable

β

P

Sedge wren

herbaceous density

0.755

<0.001

 

shrub density

0.209

0.045

adj-R2

0.651

  

Savannah

herbaceous density

-0.420

0.003

sparrow

shrub density

0.535

0.001

 

% shrub cover

-0.383

0.019

adj-R2

0.369

  

LeConte’s

herbaceous density

0.617

>0.001

sparrow

shrub density

0.410

0.002

 

% forb cover

0.302

0.014

adj-R2

0.726

  

Eastern meadowlark

% forb cover

0.470

0.002

adj-R2

0.221

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