Research Article

Winter Waterbird Community Composition and Use at Created Wetlands in West Virginia, USA

Table 2

Summary of significant differences in monthly waterbird species percent composition at 2 created wetlands (PC2001 and PC2013) in Pleasant Creek WMA, WV, from November to March 2013-2014. All of the following results are significant following the use of the sequential Bonferroni approach.

Month% composition overlapSpeciesPC2001PC2013P

November 20132.7American Coot7.590.0010.5<0.005
Bufflehead17.410.0024.1<0.001
Canada Goose39.730.0055.1<0.001
Gadwall8.480.0011.8<0.001
Hooded Merganser2.68100.0117.5<0.001
Mallard6.700.009.3<0.005
Pied-Billed Grebe8.930.0012.4<0.001

December 20138.3Belted Kingfisher3.1850.049.6<0.001
Gadwall76.430.00106.0<0.001
Great Blue Heron5.1050.042.4<0.001
Ruddy Duck3.180.0011.5<0.001
Tundra Swan8.280.0011.5<0.001

January 20140.0American Coot0.0011.1115.4<0.001
Canada Goose87.370.00121.1<0.001
Mallard0.0066.6792.4<0.001
Wood Duck0.0022.2230.8<0.001

February 201454.5Bufflehead12.200.0016.9<0.001
Hooded Merganser21.1450.012.1<0.001
Mallard0.0016.6723.1<0.001
Ring-Necked Duck13.010.0018.0<0.001

March 201435.4Bufflehead11.910.0016.5<0.001
Hooded Merganser1.0418.5219.0<0.001
Lesser Scaup15.830.0021.9<0.001
Ring-Necked Duck25.740.0035.7<0.001
Wood Duck2.0027.7826.6<0.001