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Table 2 Contributions of habitat factors to the principal components in foraging areas in the farming areas

From: Foraging habitat selection of overwintering Black-necked Cranes in the farming area surrounding the Caohai Wetland, Guizhou Province, China

Factors

PC-1 (27.525)

PC-2 (42.899)

PC-3 (55.785)

PC-4 (65.827)

Slope aspect

− 0.259

0.484

− 0.214

0.639

Slope degree (°)

− 0.680

0.254

− 0.008

− 0.286

Slope position

0.351

− 0.463

− 0.221

− 0.007

Distance to road (m)

0.092

0.388

0.698

0.016

Distance to water (m)

0.661

− 0.053

0.175

− 0.232

Distance to tillagers (m)

0.426

0.189

0.631

0.240

Distance to settlement (m)

0.187

0.678

− 0.433

− 0.048

Tillage methods

− 0.875

0.130

0.170

− 0.064

Crop remains (g/m2)

0.771

0.283

− 0.235

0.188

Food richness

− 0.281

− 0.527

0.075

0.600