Table 4. Results for average nearest neighbor tests run for each sampling round separately and all sampling rounds together.
| Sampling round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Autumn | Winter | Spring | All | |
| Number of samples | 712 | 398 | 320 | 463 | 1893 |
| Observed mean distance (m): | 3,059 | 3,505 | 3,314 | 2,945 | 855 |
| Expected mean distance (m): | 10,544 | 14,103 | 15,728 | 13,075 | 6,467 |
| Nearest neighbor ratio: | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.13 |
| z Score: | −36.24 | −28.68 | −27.01 | −31.89 | −72.23 |
| P value: | <0.00 | <0.00 | <0.00 | <0.00 | <0.00 |
| Pattern | Clustered | Clustered | Clustered | Clustered | Clustered |