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Table 2 Foraging habitat uses of the geese over the three different stages of winter

From: Foraging behavior of the Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) wintering at Shengjin Lake: diet shifts and habitat use

Habitat types

Foraging habitat uses (%)

Statistical test

Early winter

Middle winter

Late winter

χ2

P

Meadow

53.21 ± 9.21a

51.91 ± 6.85a

56.04 ± 12.06a

2.18

0.118

Mudflat

17.01 ± 8.52a

5.20 ± 1.11ab

2.15 ± 2.17b

4.25

0.021

Paddy field

1.01 ± 0.45a

15.21 ± 4.33a

2.12 ± 1.04a

1.98

0.214

  1. If two stages have the same lowercase letters, they were not statistically significantly different (P > 0.05), according to the Kruskal–Wallis H test
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