Table 2. Results of a 3-way ANOVA, type III SS, for marbled godwits and willets, based on log-transformed shorebird numbers. For both species, Dunnett C post hoc tests comparing wetland type were all significant (P < 0.05).

 
Variable
SS
df
 
F
 
P
Marbled
Godwit
wetland type
15.1
2
105.4
<0.001
year
1.9
5
5.4
<0.001
survey period
1.3
2
9.2
<0.001
wetland*year
1.4
10
1.9
0.035
wetland*survey
0.4
4
1.3
0.254
year*survey
0.6
10
 
0.9
 
0.524
Willet
wetland type
28.8
2
246.5
<0.001
year
0.7
5
2.3
0.046
survey period
0.4
2
3.7
0.026
wetland*year
1.9
10
3.3
<0.001
wetland*survey
0.3
4
1.2
0.328
year*survey
0.9
10
 
1.6
 
0.109