Table 6. Habitat preferences of adult female Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Crakemarsh n = 14 bats; Shackleford n = 7 bats; Studland n = 15 bats) during control and exclusion periods.
Habitat categories to the left of > are selected over those to the right, with >>> showing a significant difference between adjacent habitat types.
| Site | Period | Ranked habitat types | p * | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crakemarsh | Control | Riparian | > | Woodland | > | Grassland | > | Built-up | > | Arable | <0.001 |
| Exclusion | Riparian | > | Woodland | > | Grassland | > | Built-up | > | Arable | <0.01 | |
| Shackleford | Control | Riparian | > | Woodland | >>> | Grassland | > | Arable | > | Built-up | <0.05 |
| Exclusion | Riparian | > | Woodland | >>> | Grassland | > | Built-up | > | Arable | <0.01 | |
| Studland | Control | Riparian | >>> | Woodland | >>> | Grassland | > | Built-up | > | Arable | <0.001 |
| Exclusion | Riparian | >>> | Woodland | >>> | Grassland | > | Built-up | > | Arable | <0.001 | |
* p-values <0.05 show selection of habitat types is non-random.