Table 1 Descriptive data of geographical and of the tidal flooding observation of “faithful” crabs returning to burrow
From: Neohelice granulata burrow fidelity behaviour related to landscape heterogeneity
Source | Zone | Day of observation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
One | Two | Three | ||
MCH | Mudflat | 0.21 (n = 33) | 0.35 (n = 33) | 0.34 (n = 32) |
Saltmarsh | 0.48 (n = 39) | 0.50 (n = 41) | 0.65 (n = 80) | |
Total | 0.38 (n = 72) | 0.49 (n = 74) | 0.55 (n = 112) | |
SAO | Mudflat | 0.00 (n = 37) | 0.04 (n = 24) | 0.02 (n = 41) |
Saltmarsh | 0.055 (n = 38) | 0.12 (n = 25) | 0.075 (n = 37) | |
Total | 0.03 (n = 75) | 0.08 (n = 49) | 0.05 (n = 78) | |
RSJ | Mudflat | 0.00 (n = 36) | 0.055 (n = 35) | 0.11 (n = 35) |
Saltmarsh | 0.11 (n = 34) | 0.05 (n = 41) | 0.08 (n = 33) | |
Total | 0.03 (n = 70) | 0.04 (n = 76) | 0.07 (n = 68) | |
MCH saltmarsh | Previous flooding | 0.62 (n = 31) | 0.46 (n = 97) | 0.35 (n = 88) |
After flooding | 0.34 (n = 26) | 0.43 (n = 65) | 0.26 (n = 62) | |
Total | 0.48 (n = 57) | 0.44 (n = 162) | 0.30 (n = 150) | |