Research Article

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

Table 3

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 2014-2015. All of the following results are significant following the use of the sequential Bonferroni approach.

Month% composition overlapSpeciesPC2001PC2013P

November 201420.8American Coot16.670.0023.1<0.001
Belted Kingfisher0.8313.3313.3<0.001
Mallard11.670.0016.2<0.001
Pied-Billed Grebe45.013.3318.2<0.001
Wood Duck0.0060.0083.2<0.001

December 201412.8Canada Goose57.050.0079.1<0.001
Mallard11.540.0016.0<0.001
Wood Duck0.0083.33115.5<0.001

January 201525.0Canada Goose66.040.0091.6<0.001
Mallard75.000.00104.0<0.001

February 201563.0American Black Duck7.6941.0725.1<0.001
Hooded Merganser19.230.0026.7<0.001

March 201529.0American Coot6.500.009.0<0.005
Bufflehead12.160.0016.9<0.001
Lesser Scaup7.340.0010.2<0.005
Ring-Necked Duck23.170.0032.1<0.001
Wood Duck2.2053.2058.3<0.001