Table 2. Results of one-way ANOVAs comparing mean shorebird densities among tidal flats, as a function of tidal stage.

Tidal Stage	P-value	F Ratio	DF	T-K post hoc contrasts
Mid Ebb	0.0247	6.32	1, 15	BR>SE†
Late Ebb	<0.001	24.37	3, 26	TC = IS>BR = SE
Low	<0.001	10.73	3, 47	IS>TC = BR = SE

BR, Broad Flat; IS, Island Flat; SE, Semi-Enclosed Flat; TC, Tidal Creek Flat. Shell Flat was not included in this analysis.

^†No post hoc test necessary; inequality follows from ANOVA outcome.