Table 3 Mann–Whitney U test of continuous variables in panda-use and non-use plots
From: Habitat use by giant pandas Ailuropoda melanoleuca in the Wanglang Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China
Variable | Mean (mean rank) | Z value | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Use plots | Non-use plots | |||
Tree size | 32.20 (250.30) (n = 180) | 29.07 (233.80) (n = 299) | −1.26 | 0.21 |
Tree dispersion | 2.86 (218.27) (n = 180) | 3.08 (253.08) (n = 299) | −2.67 | 0.01 |
Tree density | 2.51 (252.60) (n = 186) | 2.55 (261.05) (n = 329) | −0.62 | 0.53 |
Shrub size | 2.41 (280.19) (n = 184) | 2.03 (243.21) (n = 328) | −2.71 | 0.01 |
Shrub dispersion | 2.05 (265.97) (n = 182) | 1.88 (247.30) (n = 325) | −1.38 | 0.17 |
Shrub density | 4.74 (212.09) (n = 186) | 7.24 (283.96) (n = 329) | −5.27 | 0.00 |
Fallen-log density | 1.96 (283.17) (n = 186) | 1.65 (243.77) (n = 329) | −2.99 | 0.00 |
Tree stump density | 0.77 (272.83) (n = 186) | 0.65 (249.62) (n = 329) | −1.95 | 0.05 |