Table 6. Relationships between site characteristics and dissimilarity.
Spearman Rank correlations (Rho) and associated p-values between habitat characteristics and Jaccard’s dissimilarity coefficient. For each site Jaccard’s Index evaluates differences in species composition identified with Point count and ARU methods determined with the simultaneous collection strategy. Significant relationships are indicated in bold.
| Habitat characteristic | Rho | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | −0.511 | 0.021 |
| Slope | −0.175 | 0.462 |
| Understory density | 0.308 | 0.187 |
| Canopy openness | 0.147 | 0.537 |
| Ground cover | −0.327 | 0.159 |
| Herb cover | 0.057 | 0.811 |