Table 2 Habitat selection ratios (Bonferroni adjusted 95% confidence interval) for great egrets (Ardea alba) in 2009 and 2010 in Water Conservation Area 3A of the Everglades, USA. Prescribed burns in 2009 were conducted on 17 Feb, 26 Feb, and 27 Mar, and in 2010 on 16 Feb, 03 Mar, and 01 Apr.

2009

28 Feb

0.718 (0.18 to 1.26)^ns

2.985 (2.03 to 3.94)

0.265 (0.13 to 0.40)

1.019 (0.75 to 1.29)^ns

54.44 (34.84 to 74.04)

6 Mar

0.761 (0.36 to 1.17)^ns

3.200 (2.49 to 3.91)

0.262 (0.16 to 0.36)

1.273 (1.07 to 1.48)^ns

28.16 (17.22 to 39.09)

12 Mar

2.217 (1.75 to 2.68)

1.934 (1.51 to 2.36)

0.052 (0.03 to 0.08)

1.866 (1.75 to 1.98)

24.22 (17.83 to 30.60)

20 Mar

0.712 (0.50 to 0.93)^ns

0.407 (0.25 to 0.57)

0.024 (0.01 to 0.04)

2.191 (2.09 to 2.29)

41.16 (34.20 to 48.11)

28 Mar

2.274 (1.78 to 2.77)

0.753 (0.49 to 1.02)^ns

0.019 (0.00 to 0.04)

1.764 (1.60 to 1.93)

43.83 (33.04 to 54.63)

3 Apr

4.080 (3.67 to 4.49)

0.230 (0.13 to 0.33)

0.041 (0.02 to 0.06)

1.346 (1.23 to 1.46)

51.21 (43.36 to 59.06)

10 Apr

0.935 (0.75 to 1.12)^ns

0.005 (0.00 to 0.02)

0.016 (0.01 to 0.03)

2.624 (2.55 to 2.70)

24.25 (19.65 to 28.85)

2010

15 Feb

NA

NA

0.154 (0.05 to 0.26)

2.434 (2.16 to 2.71)

20.99 (6.77 to 32.21)

26 Feb

1.486 (0.53 to 2.44)^ns

1.775 (0.77 to 2.78)^ns

0.540 (0.41 to 0.67)

1.830 (1.55 to 2.11)

1.673 (0.00 to 4.71)^ns

5 Mar

2.095 (1.45 to 2.74)

2.898 (2.30 to 3.50)

0.479 (0.39 to 0.57)

1.249 (1.04 to 1.46)^ns

4.366 (0.85 to 7.88)

13 Mar

2.401 (1.60 to 3.20)

0.543 (0.20 to 0.89)^ns

0.253 (0.17 to 0.34)

2.325 (2.07 to 2.58)

8.977 (3.14 to 14.82)

19 Mar

3.213 (2.25 to 4.17)

0.386 (0.08 to 0.67)^ns

0.046 (0.00 to 0.09)

2.644 (2.39 to 2.90)

8.167 (2.21 to 14.12)

25 Mar

2.349 (1.45 to 3.25)

0^a

0.026 (0.00 to 0.06)

2.989 (2.75 to 3.22)

9.188 (2.51 to 15.87)

31 Mar

2.394 (1.39 to 3.40)

0.971 (0.41 to 1.54)^ns

0.120 (0.04 to 0.20)

1.899 (1.57 to 2.23)

40.89 (26.49 to 55.29)

8 Apr

2.836 (1.99 to 3.68)

0.868 (0.42 to 1.32)^ns

0.063 (0.00 to 0.12)

2.385 (2.01 to 2.76)

7.934 (0.85 to 15.02)

15 Apr

2.747 (1.90 to 3.59)

0.768 (0.34 to 1.20)^ns

0.064 (0.00 to 0.13)

2.463 (2.09 to 2.84)

8.127 (0.87 to 15.38)

25 Apr

2.486 (1.42 to 3.55)

1.155 (0.49 to 1.82)^ns

0.185 (0.05 to 0.32)

2.122 (1.63 to 2.62)

6.828 (0.00 to 15.48)