Table 4.

Habitat compositional analysis

	LR	CP	UHF	VNFW	TP	WFM	UCF	WCF	U	W	MR	WHF	SB	M	Rank
LR	0	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	1
CP	- - -	0	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	2
UHF	- - -	- - -	0	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	3
VNFW	- - -	- - -	- - -	0	+	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	4
TP	- - -	- - -	- - -	-	0	+	+	+	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	5
WFM	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	-	0	+	+	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	6
UCF	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	-	-	0	+	+	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	7
WCF	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	-	-	-	0	+	+	+	+++	+++	+++	8
U	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	-	-	0	+	+	+	+	+++	9
W	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	-	-	0	+	+	+	+++	10
MR	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	-	-	0	+	+	+	11
WHF	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	-	-	-	0	+	+	12
SB	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	-	-	-	-	0	+	13
M	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	-	-	-	0	14

Simplified ranking matrices with 14 land classifications ranked in order of proportional habitat use between horse cases and the surrounding county (+ preference, - avoidance, a triple sign represents significant deviation from random at P < 0.05). LR=low density residential, CP=crop and pastureland, UHF=upland hardwood forest, VNFW=vegetated non-forested wetland, TP=tree plantations, WFM=wetland forested mixed, UCF=upland coniferous forest, WCF=wetland coniferous forest, U=urban, W=water, MR=medium density residential, WHF=wetland hardwood forest, and SB=shrub and brush land, and M=mining.